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Viola that Belonged to Azulão
Industrial production1960
Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Details
- Title: Viola that Belonged to Azulão
- Creator: Industrial production
- Date Created: 1960
- Location: São Paulo, SP
- Physical Dimensions: 14,1 x 3,3 in
- Medium: Wood
- Photo Credit: Francisco Moreira da Costa
- About Creator: Accompanying his father, a farmer who attended cantorias (improvised verse duels) in his spare time, Azulão became enchanted by cordel literature as a boy. He memorized an entire pamphlet and, as a reward, received a viola from his father. By the age of 16, he was already accompanying singers at home and around the neighborhood. Later, in Rio de Janeiro, he achieved financial success with the pamphlet A morte de Getúlio Vargas [The Death of Getúlio Vargas].
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