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- Title
A View from the Corner Bar: Sérgio Porto's Satirical Crônicas and the Democradura.
- Authors
McCann, Bryan
- Abstract
The article discusses the crônicas, or chronicles, of the political columnist Sérgio Porto, who wrote under the pen name Stanislaw Ponte Preta, within the populist Brazilian newspaper "Última Hora" during the 1960s. An overview Porto's use of the term "democradura" to depict the repressive nature of Brazil's military dictatorship, including in regard to the social conditions of fear and suspicion and the Brazilian right's fondness for sycophants, is provided. Porto's skepticism of Brazil's radical Left and his appeal to the country's political center are discussed.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PORTO, Sergio; NEWSPAPERS; MASS media &; politics; POLITICAL persecution -- History; RIGHT &; left (Political science) -- History; BRAZILIAN politics &; government; SOCIAL conditions in Brazil -- 1964-1985; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY; BRAZILIAN history, 1964-1985
- Publication
Hispanic American Historical Review, 2012, Vol 92, Issue 3, p507
- ISSN
0018-2168
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1215/00182168-1600306