EXHIBITIONS
Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints -
Popular Art from the Northeast of Brazil
O Pelourinho! Popular Art from the
Historic Heart of Brazil
Exus and Orixas - Opening Doors to Brazil
Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints – Popular Art from the Northeast of Brazil is a new
three-part exhibition project consisting of three independent but interrelated exhibitions:
• Expressions of Faith
• The Land and Its People
• Poetry, Improvisation and Song
POETRY, IMPROVISATION AND SONG, the third exhibition in Bandits and Heroes will showcase the folk traditions and popular celebrations of the Northeast: the Reisado, Maracatu, Carnaval, Bumba-Meu-Boi. The isolation and poverty of the rural backlands have given rise to a culture of improvisation, exemplified in the popular poetry called Literatura de Cordel, small hand-printed folios traditionally sold hanging from strings in markets and fairs. This component of Bandits and Heroes is under development and will be ready for distribution in 2009.
