Theatricality and carnavalization. Zé Pereira at the end of the century. XIX

ABSTRACT

This article is part of a doctoral project that investigates luso-brazilians carnivals, performances, and theatricalities in the manifestations called Zé Pereiras. This text examines the writings of Vieira Fazenda (1847-1917) and Luís Edmundo de Melo Pereira da Costa (1878 - Rio de Janeiro, 1961), chroniclers of the late 19th century. XIX in Brazil. The analysis seeks to approximate the concepts of Bakhtin’s theory of carnival analysis to Ze Pereiras. It exams the creation of the character Zé Pereira, its existence in the Brazilian Carnival, and the process of street party hygiene that took place at this festivity.

KEYWORDS:
Theatricality; carnavalization; performance