Cassiano Ricardo (July 26, 1895 – January 14, 1974) was a Brazilian journalist, literary critic, and poet. An exponent of the

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tendencies of Brazilian modernism, he was associated with the ''Green-Yellow'' and ''Anta'' groups of the movement before launching the ''Flag'' group, a social-democratic reaction to these groups. His work evolved into

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at the end of his career.

Early life

Cassiano Ricardo was born in

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, in 1895.

Career

Ricardo, formerly a Symbolist poet, became a late adherent to Brazilian modernism and co-founded the mystical nationalist journal ''Novíssima''. In the following year, 1926, he launched the ''Green-Yellow'' movement, with Menotti del Picchia, Cândido Motta Filho and Plínio Salgado. In 1928, he co-founded the ''Flag'' group, again with Menotti del Picchia and Cândido Motta Filho. His 1928 book ''Marcha para Oeste'' supported the frontier for being both anti-liberal and democratic. He held a hierarchical view of such a society with the whites holding "the spirit of adventure and command". In 1937, he was elected to the

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, where he campaigned for the Modernist poets to be formally recognized and appreciated.

Bibliography

* ''Dentro da noite'' (1915) * ''A flauta de Pã'' (1917) * ''Jardim das Hespérides'' (1920) * ''A mentirosa de olhos verdes'' (1924) * ''Vamos caçar papagaios'' (1926) * ''Borrões de verde e amarelo'' (1927) * ''Martim Cererê'' (1928) * ''Deixa estar, jacaré'' (1931) * ''Canções da minha ternura'' (1930) * ''Marcha para Oeste'' (1940) * ''O sangue das horas'' (1943) * ''Um dia depois do outro'' (1947) * ''Poemas murais'' (1950) * ''A face perdida'' (1950) * ''O arranha-céu de vidro'' (1956) * ''João Torto e a fábula'' (1956) * ''Poesias completas'' (1957) * ''Montanha russa'' (1960) * ''A difícil manhã'' (1960) * ''Jeremias sem-chorar'' (1964) * ''Os sobreviventes'' (1971)

References

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External links

FCCR - Fundação Cultural Cassiano Ricardo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardo, Cassiano Brazilian journalists 1895 births 1974 deaths People from São José dos Campos Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Brazilian male poets Brazilian essayists 20th-century Brazilian poets 20th-century essayists 20th-century Brazilian male writers 20th-century journalists