Figuras e brincantes

About this book

Among the many festive activities and imaginary of the Brazilian people in Brazil, we select the Bumba-meu-boi, the cavalhada, Porto Alegre, mamulengo, seahorse, jongo and the fandango. Commemorative edition on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the largest museum of folk art in Brazil, celebrating the art of popular festivity activities like: Bumba-meu-boi, the cavalhada, mamulengo (a type of puppet performance), fandango and jongo (dance and musical genre of black communities). Highlights the donation to the Museum of the large collection of mamulengo assembled by the artist and researcher Adriana Schneider, which joins the collection of "Careta de Cazumba" (masks of Cazumba), provided by photographer and also a researcher Maria Mazzillo.