Andrade, Mário de (1893-1945)

Brazilian writer and musicologist Mário de Andrade (1893–1945) was one of the leaders of the Modernist Movement that began in São Paulo in 1922. He wrote poetry, fiction and essays marked by a rich dialogue with the available ethnographic literature. He carried out research into traditional folk music in the state of São Paulo and in the north-eastern region of the country. He directed the Department of Culture of the city of São Paulo, which, among its many activities, held the first ethnography course in Brazil, and also organised and financed important folkloric and ethnographic research missions. His books, ideas and projects continue to be debated in 21^st-century Brazil.

Keywords: Ethnomusicology | Modernism | Ethnography | First half of the 20^th century | Brazil | Claude Lévi-Strauss | Dina Dreyfus