Nelson de Araujo
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Nélson Correia de Araújo was born in Capela
, state of Sergipe
, in Northeast Region, Brazil
, on September 4, 1926, and died in Salvador, state of Bahia
, on April 7, 1993. He was a renowned author of numerous books on the history and people of Brazil, writer, publisher, copyholder, translator, photographer, journalist, reporter, folklore researcher and a professor the History of Theater at the Universidade Federal da Bahia
(UFBA).
(UFBA). By 1965 he co-founded the Afro-Ásia Journal of the Center of Afro-Oriental Studies at UFBA.
During the 1970s he completed scripts for the theater of Rosarosae, Rosaerosa and Solemnity of the Time and of the Faith, and A House in Your Name Rose, which was a commemoration of the Tercentenary of the Archdiocese of Bahia. In 1977 he wrote Five Solemnities of Recôncavo and Some Aspects of the Theater in Brazil in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In 1978 he produced his pinnacle academical work, History of the Theater, that was accompanied by Two Forms of Popular Theater of Recôncavo Baiano and The Pastoral Dance in Bahia. In 1980 he published La Percepcion Realidad African en el Brazil. During 1982 two more books were published, Between Melpômene and Clio (rehearsals) and O Teatro do Pobre: Notas de Cultura Popular. This same year received the Martim Gonçalves award for his theatrical works, and three years later was granted the title of Citizen of the City of Salvador
.
Over the next five years he edited the popular Brazilian novels O Império do Divino visto pelos olhos de Pisa-Mansinho; Vida, paixão e morte republicana de Don Ramón Fernández y Fernández and Aventuras de um caçador de arcas em terras, mar e sonho, later gathered together in the Three Novels of the People From Bahia. In 1988 he left fiction and politics and by 1990 the pieces of Joana Angélica appeared, including; A Ripe Man to Die and the War of Magali. Also of this year he completed the History of Two Families, on the founding families of Dismel, a homecenter company of Bahia State. In 1991, four hundred years after the invasion of Bahia, he publish his largest fictional work, 1591, A Santa Inquisicao na Bahia e Outras Estorias and Oliveira Dos Campinhos: Passado e Presente de um Arraial do Reconcavo. It was published in 1992, the same year he released The Bitter Love of Belira and Roque and The Black Bird and your Girlfriend, and he also began work on his last book Pilar's Bells, which has yet to be released.
ese party in Recôncavo da Bahia (1979). In 1969 he received honors for his photographs of Carroussel, in II the Bahian Hall of Photography
.
in the interior of Bahia. His research and documentation concentrated of the communities residing in Recôncavo, North and Northeast, Rural Coast, Interior, San Francisco, Plated Diamantina, Valença, Região Cacaueira, Extremo Sul, the Pastoral area and Extremo Oeste. He is credited with registering a true panorama of the culture of Bahia
.
He wrote three volumes based on his research and had published volumes I (1986) e II (1988). Volume III was published in 1997, four years after his death.
Capela
Capela is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 18,640 and its area is 205 km².Capela is also the name of a neighborhood located on the west side of the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. Its name is derived from the Capela Hill, which lies to the west of...
, state of Sergipe
Sergipe
Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
, in Northeast Region, Brazil
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....
, on September 4, 1926, and died in Salvador, state of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, on April 7, 1993. He was a renowned author of numerous books on the history and people of Brazil, writer, publisher, copyholder, translator, photographer, journalist, reporter, folklore researcher and a professor the History of Theater at the Universidade Federal da Bahia
Universidade Federal da Bahia
The Universidade Federal da Bahia is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. The largest university of the State of Bahia, and one of the most prestigious Brazilian universities.Students can study there without having to pay tuition fees, as it is a public university...
(UFBA).
Life and career
After graduating from the College Salesiano de Aracaju, Nelson de Araujo moved to Salvador and worked for many years as a journalist, translator, photographer, and documentarian. In 1957 he composed his inaugural book, An Accident in the Highway and Other Histories, for which he received the Gerhard Meyer award. Two years later he wrote scripts for the theater Companhia das Índias. In 1960 he spearheaded the Coleção Tule editorial section of the national newspaper of Bahia, and was later invited to teach the History of Theater at the Universidade Federal da BahiaUniversidade Federal da Bahia
The Universidade Federal da Bahia is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. The largest university of the State of Bahia, and one of the most prestigious Brazilian universities.Students can study there without having to pay tuition fees, as it is a public university...
(UFBA). By 1965 he co-founded the Afro-Ásia Journal of the Center of Afro-Oriental Studies at UFBA.
During the 1970s he completed scripts for the theater of Rosarosae, Rosaerosa and Solemnity of the Time and of the Faith, and A House in Your Name Rose, which was a commemoration of the Tercentenary of the Archdiocese of Bahia. In 1977 he wrote Five Solemnities of Recôncavo and Some Aspects of the Theater in Brazil in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In 1978 he produced his pinnacle academical work, History of the Theater, that was accompanied by Two Forms of Popular Theater of Recôncavo Baiano and The Pastoral Dance in Bahia. In 1980 he published La Percepcion Realidad African en el Brazil. During 1982 two more books were published, Between Melpômene and Clio (rehearsals) and O Teatro do Pobre: Notas de Cultura Popular. This same year received the Martim Gonçalves award for his theatrical works, and three years later was granted the title of Citizen of the City of Salvador
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
.
Over the next five years he edited the popular Brazilian novels O Império do Divino visto pelos olhos de Pisa-Mansinho; Vida, paixão e morte republicana de Don Ramón Fernández y Fernández and Aventuras de um caçador de arcas em terras, mar e sonho, later gathered together in the Three Novels of the People From Bahia. In 1988 he left fiction and politics and by 1990 the pieces of Joana Angélica appeared, including; A Ripe Man to Die and the War of Magali. Also of this year he completed the History of Two Families, on the founding families of Dismel, a homecenter company of Bahia State. In 1991, four hundred years after the invasion of Bahia, he publish his largest fictional work, 1591, A Santa Inquisicao na Bahia e Outras Estorias and Oliveira Dos Campinhos: Passado e Presente de um Arraial do Reconcavo. It was published in 1992, the same year he released The Bitter Love of Belira and Roque and The Black Bird and your Girlfriend, and he also began work on his last book Pilar's Bells, which has yet to be released.
Audio-Visual Productions
He also participated in audio-visual productions as editor of Sound and Voice of Bahia (1968); director of the documentary Ilha de Tinharé (1973); Mines and Prospectors of Bahia (1974); Frederico Edelweiss (1976), The Last Major (1971), and authorship of the texts of The Villa of San Francisco of Conde (1969); Federal University of Bahia: 25 Years Later (1971); and The-Bon: a JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese party in Recôncavo da Bahia (1979). In 1969 he received honors for his photographs of Carroussel, in II the Bahian Hall of Photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
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The Pequenos Mundos Trilogy
Regarding the academic trilogy, Pequenos Mundos, work initiated after Nélson decided to do an extensive field investigation on the popular forms of show and folkloreFolklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
in the interior of Bahia. His research and documentation concentrated of the communities residing in Recôncavo, North and Northeast, Rural Coast, Interior, San Francisco, Plated Diamantina, Valença, Região Cacaueira, Extremo Sul, the Pastoral area and Extremo Oeste. He is credited with registering a true panorama of the culture of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
.
He wrote three volumes based on his research and had published volumes I (1986) e II (1988). Volume III was published in 1997, four years after his death.