Cassiano Ricardo (July 26, 1895 – January 14, 1974) was a Brazilian journalist, literary critic, and poet.
An exponent of the
nationalistic tendencies of
Brazilian modernism, he was associated with the ''Green-Yellow'' and ''Anta'' groups of the movement before launching the ''Flag'' group, a
social-democratic
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reaction to these groups. His work evolved into
concrete poetry
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at the end of his career.
Early life
Cassiano Ricardo was born in
São José dos Campos
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,
São Paulo
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in 1895.
Career
Ricardo, formerly a
Symbolist
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*Symbol, any object or sign that represents an idea
Arts
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** Color symbolism, the use of colors within various c ...
poet, became a late adherent to Brazilian modernism and co-founded the mystical nationalist journal ''Novíssima''. In the following year, 1926, he launched the ''Green-Yellow'' movement, with
Menotti del Picchia,
Cândido Motta Filho and
Plínio Salgado
Plínio Salgado (; January 22, 1895 – December 8, 1975) was a Brazilian politician, writer, journalist, and theologian. He founded and led Brazilian Integralist Action, a political party inspired by the Fascism, fascist regime of Benito Mussoli ...
. In 1928, he co-founded the ''Flag'' group, again with Menotti del Picchia and Cândido Motta Filho.
His 1928 book ''Marcha para Oeste'' supported the frontier for being both anti-liberal and democratic. He held a hierarchical view of such a society with the whites holding "the spirit of adventure and command".
In 1937, he was elected to the
Brazilian Academy of Letters
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, where he campaigned for the Modernist poets to be formally recognized and appreciated.
Bibliography
* ''Dentro da noite'' (1915)
* ''A flauta de Pã'' (1917)
* ''Jardim das Hespérides'' (1920)
* ''A mentirosa de olhos verdes'' (1924)
* ''Vamos caçar papagaios'' (1926)
* ''Borrões de verde e amarelo'' (1927)
* ''Martim Cererê'' (1928)
* ''Deixa estar, jacaré'' (1931)
* ''Canções da minha ternura'' (1930)
* ''Marcha para Oeste'' (1940)
* ''O sangue das horas'' (1943)
* ''Um dia depois do outro'' (1947)
* ''Poemas murais'' (1950)
* ''A face perdida'' (1950)
* ''O arranha-céu de vidro'' (1956)
* ''João Torto e a fábula'' (1956)
* ''Poesias completas'' (1957)
* ''Montanha russa'' (1960)
* ''A difícil manhã'' (1960)
* ''Jeremias sem-chorar'' (1964)
* ''Os sobreviventes'' (1971)
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External links
FCCR - Fundação Cultural Cassiano Ricardo
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1895 births
1974 deaths
People from São José dos Campos
Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Brazilian male poets
20th-century Brazilian poets
20th-century Brazilian essayists
20th-century Brazilian male writers
20th-century Brazilian journalists