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Macalester International Volume 5 Landscap e, Culture, and Globalization: Article 13 Views from Brazil Fall 12-31-1997 Modern, Modernity, Modernism: The Shaping of Brazils Soul Toni Dorca Macalester College Follow this and additional works at : http://digital /ma intl Re ommended Citation Dorca, Toni (1997) Modern, Modernity, Modernism: The Shaping of Brazils Soul, Macalester International: Vol. 5, Article 13. Available at : http://digital /ma intl/vol5/iss1/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open a ess by the Institute for Global Citizenship at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. It has been a epted for inclusion in Macalester International by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Macalester College. For more information, please ontact scholarpub@. MODERN, MODERNITY, MODERNISM: The Shaping of Brazil’s Soul Toni Dorca To produce a paper remotely close to scholarship after visiting a country for only three weeks would be presumptuous, even if I have read papers and attended seminars. Before discussing issues pertaining to Brazil’s past, present, and future, I would first of all need a thorough command of the Portuguese lan- guage. I would also need to have a more extensive knowledge of Brazilian cultural history and the idiosyncrasies of its people, and an acquaintance with the different regions that constitute its vast territory. Since I do not meet any of those requirements, I feel the best solution would be to divide my essay into three sep- arate categories: a personal narrative of the trip; a summary of my research regarding the literary manifestations of Brazil’s modernista movement; and, finally, a report on the discussion