Abstract
The rise of the far-right in contemporary Brazil has led to a sociopolitical reality characterized by human rights violations and threats to democracy in the country. Amid this conjuncture, Brazilian Popular Music, historically marked by a tendency to be a constitutive discourse—that is, to “indicar maneiras de pensar e viver” in Brazilian society (to cite Nelson Barros da Costa)—becomes an important instrument of protest. The present article examines how Afro-Brazilian singer and songwriter Chico César’s O amor é um ato revolucionário (2019) can be considered a protest album against Brazil’s ongoing sociopolitical situation, thus contributing to the continuing status of Brazilian lyric-musical discourse as constitutive in the twenty-first century.
| Translated title of the contribution | The revolution through love: Chico César's protest songs |
|---|---|
| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 135-159 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of Lusophone Studies |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 29 2024 |
Keywords
- Bolsonarism
- Brazilian Popular Music
- democracy
- human rights
- lyric-music discourse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Literature and Literary Theory