The opposition to the Brazilian dictatorship abroad through cartoons and caricatures (1964-1979)

Authors

  • Teresa Cristina Schneider Marques

Abstract

Graphic humor can make a strong contribution to understanding the struggles between the state and other political forces whose words were limited by state repression in times of “emergency”. This struggle was also waged from exile, as cartoons published in international newspapers and magazines became strong weapons to expose crimes perpetrated by the military. Through a selection of satirical cartoons published by Marcha and Front Brésilien d’Information (FBI), this article examines the contributions of the iconographic analysis of graphic sources to understanding the image of the Brazilian dictatorship that the opposition – specially through the actions of the exiles – struggled to disseminate abroad.

Keywords: graphic humor, repression, exile.

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Published

2015-12-30

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Vol. 19 No. 3 (2015): September/December

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