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Affective Aspirations of Activist Musical Diplomacy at the Bicentennial Celebration of Brazilian Independence in Lisbon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2023

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Abstract

In 2022, Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa of the Socialist Party held a celebration of Brazilian music at his residence in Lisbon for the Bicentennial of Brazilian Independence a month before the presidential elections between Bolsonaro and Lula. In contrast to Bolsonaro’s right-wing rallies, Costa featured acts that were feminist, antiracist, and leftist. In this diplomatic event, musical performances criticised Bolsonaro’s Brazil and supported Lula’s campaign, imaginatively aspiring for an alternative Brazil despite the organizers’ directive not to protest. I show how the performers strategically and affectively advanced a comprehensible political critique in this crucial moment of Brazilian political history.

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Em 2022, o primeiro-ministro português, António Costa do Partido Socialista, realizou uma celebração da música brasileira na sua residência em Lisboa no âmbito do Bicentenário da Independência do Brasil, um mês antes das eleições presidenciais entre Bolsonaro e Lula. Em contraste com os comícios de direita de Bolsonaro, Costa apresentou atos feministas e anti-racistas de esquerda. Nesse evento diplomático, as performances musicais criticaram o Brasil de Bolsonaro e apoiaram a campanha de Lula, aspirando de forma imaginativa por um Brasil alternativo, apesar do pedido do evento para que não se manifestassem. Mostro como os músicos estrategicamente e afetivamente avançaram uma crítica política compreensível neste momento crucial da história política do Brasil.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , July 2023 , pp. 1 - 31
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published on behalf of The International Council for Traditional Music

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