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Lupe Cotrim
Lupe Cotrim or Lupe Cotrim Garaude (baptismal name: Maria José Cotrim Garaude) (São Paulo, March 16, 1933 – Campos do Jordão, February 18, 1970) was a Brazilian poet and university professor. Lupe is a prominent figure among the Brazilian poets that emerged in the second half of the 20th century. With a philosophical background, her work is marked by a cultured, aristocratic and sober language, in which she used symbols and metaphors to express herself, doing so with remarkable economy of words. Lupe Cotrim developed her own independent path, moving from confessional and intimate poetry to poetry marked by social criticism. As a teacher, she taught in the first years of the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (''Escola de Comunicações e Artes'' – ECA/USP), whose academic center bears her name ''Centro Acadêmico Lupe Cotrim'' (CALC). The author published seven books in her lifetime, and two were published posthumously. The collection of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
