
Stake attention in this memory
A yellow sign is mounted on a wall in the São Paulo, Brazil (latitude: -23.571, longitude: -46.64) metro station. The sign advertises an exhibit at the Centro Cultural São Paulo celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the book “Pau Brasil” by Oswald de Andrade, a seminal work of the Brazilian modernist movement. The sign features a quote by the poet, Paulo Prado, who states, "The poetry 'pau brasil' is, among us, the first organized effort for the liberation of Brazilian verse". The sign also lists the nine sections of the book, including "História do Brasil", "Poemas da Colonização", "São Martinho", "RPI", "Carnaval", "Secretários dos Amantes", "Postes da Luz", "Roteiro das Minas", and "Loyde Brasileiro". The sign announces the exhibit includes a number of facsimiles of Tarsila do Amaral’s drawings. The sign also states that the exhibit is part of the "Centenário Pau Brasil" series of events that commemorate the 471st anniversary of the founding of São Paulo. The sign is signed by Maria Adelaide Pontes, a prominent Brazilian art critic.
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