Abstract
Living in São Paulo since the early 1930s, Herbert Baldus worked in different ways in favor of the emerging field of social sciences in Brazil, also seeking to keep the tradition of German Americanists alive. In addition to teaching and research, the professor of Ethnology at the School of Sociology and Politics of São Paulo promoted the work of his compatriots through translations and publications. But some German Americanists, like Walter Krickeberg and Fritz Krause, were committed to Nazism between 1933 and 1944. The analysis of Baldus’ correspondence reveals some ambiguities in his deontology, especially in his choices for scientific divulgation, and offers a new perspective on his contribution to the Brazilian anthropology of his time.
Keywords:
Herbert Baldus; German Americanists; Nazism; deontology