From Ipanema Across
the Ocean – Brazil’s Image Abroad Through Music
From Ipanema Across
the Ocean – Brazil’s Image Abroad Through Music
Author(s): Carlos PanekSubject(s): Music, Governance, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Art
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: public diplomacy; soft power; international relations; Brazil; music; foreign affairs;
Summary/Abstract: Brazilian music carries strong characteristics of its people and has become one of the most recognizable features of the country abroad. In this study, I analyze how Brazil is pictured overseas by the means of music as an element of soft power of the country. Nonetheless, I bring attention to the importance of self-awareness of the Brazilian identity and its rela- tions with the image that the country has abroad. I address the issue through analysis of the cases of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Carmem Miranda, bossa nova, and heavy metal. In this analysis, the role of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also taken into account. I suggest that Oswald de Andrade’s anthropophagic idea can apply to the reflections of Brazilians towards their image abroad.
Journal: Ad Americam. Journal of American Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 83-99
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English