The Tan from Ipanema
Freyre,Morenidade, and the Cult of the Body in Rio de Janeiro
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5857754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natasha Pravaz (Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 67 |
| Pages | 79-104 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0826-3663 • E-ISSN: 2333-1461 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08263663.2009.10816965 |
| OpenAlex | W1985402120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 24 |
The central argument of this article is that the most valued female bodies in Rio de Janeiro are those of white Brazilians who are able to embody the symbolic qualities of mulattoes. In particular, I focus on the characteristics associated with mulatto women in the context of carnival, and look at how in recent years white women have progressively come to occupy the spotlight in this setting. The article explores the Brazilian fascination with the mulata in terms of stereotypes that organize images of social difference and convey specific longings and desire. It situates the emergence of this fascination within the context of colonial gender and race relations and, later, the development of a national ideology focused on the value of whitening through “mixing.” While showing how women's bodies have become surfaces upon which masculinist and nationalist desires are deployed, the article argues that morenidade (brownness), while commonly thought of as interchangeable with mulatice (mulattoness) as a central value and self-concept in Brazilian society, is in fact the preferred social type. The article concludes that morenidade is one aspect of the idealized “perfect body” in Rio's society, where locals manipulate their physiques using numerous techniques to obtain such an ideal for themselves
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis · Art · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Cult · Ideal (ethics · Ideology · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · The Symbolic · Value (mathematics · White (mutation · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
African-American reflections on Brazil's racial paradise
Unbearable Weight
Death Without Weeping
Nationalisms and Sexualities
Hour of Eugenics
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Black into White
Embracing Race
Hybridity Brazilian Style
Brazilian Mulatice
Gender Trouble
Colonial desire
Living the Paradox
Tropical Multiculturalism
Colonial Desire
The Repeating Island
Compreendendo a "África" e a "negritude" na Colômbia
Racialized Boundaries
Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil
Techniques of the body∗
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |