Mário de Andrade

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mrio-de-andrade

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Mário de Andrade born?October 9, 1893
2. Where was Mário de Andrade born?São Paulo, Brazil
3. What is Mário de Andrade known for?Pioneering ethnomusicology, extensive essays on Brazilian culture, literature, and art
4. What is the major literary works?Paulicéia Desvairada (1922), Macunaíma (1928)

Polymath: An individual whose knowledge spans a significant number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge.
Ethnomusicology: The scholarly study of music in its cultural and social contexts, encompassing the study of music worldwide.
Avant-garde: Innovative or experimental work in art, music, or literature which is thought to be in advance of its time.
Modernism: A philosophical and artistic movement that arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized by a deliberate break with traditional styles.