''Clima'' (English: 'Climate') was a cultural magazine published in

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. Ismail Xavier argues that although it existed for a brief period from 1941 to 1944, the magazine significantly influenced

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in Brazil.

History and profile

''Clima'' was established in 1941, and the first issue appeared in May that year. The founders were the Brazilian intellectuals, who were called the Grupo Clima. The magazine was published on a monthly basis. One of the founders was Paulo Emilio Salles Gomes. The others included

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, Décio de Almeida Prado, Gilda de Mello e Souza, Ruy Coelho and Lourival Gomes Machado. Antonio Candido also worked for the magazine as a

literary critic A genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical analysis of literature' ...

. ''Clima'' existed until 1944.

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