Dual Legacies : Cultural Memory, Emancipation, and Tordesillas in Teixeira de Pascoaes and Gilberto Freyre

André Corrêa de Sá

doi:10.17230/co-herencia.22.42.8

André Corrêa de Sá

University of California, Santa Barbara

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-745X

Keywords

Emancipation, Gilberto Freyre, Saudosism, Teixeira de Pascoaes, Tordesillas

Abstract

This paper offers a fresh interpretation of the thought of Portuguese poet Teixeira de Pascoaes (1877-1952) and Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre (1900-1987), emphasizing how aspects of their work resonate with contemporary struggles for emancipation. Drawing on their admiration for the nineteenth-century Portuguese historian Oliveira Martins’ historiography, the paper situates their ideas within the broader post-Tordesillas dynamics of Luso-Brazilian psychopolitics. It argues that Pascoaes’ and Freyre’s reflections on memory and their visionary approaches to the future provide valuable frameworks for addressing present-day challenges. By critiquing the restrictive lens that excludes these thinkers from the Imaginary Museum of Progressive and Emancipatory Luso-Afro-Brazilian Thought, the paper reassesses their potential contributions, challenging their orthodox portrayal as reactionary guardians of tradition and exploring their relevance to contemporary cultural and political discourse.

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Published

Jun 30, 2025

DOI https://doi.org/10.17230/co-herencia.22.42.8

How to Cite

Corrêa de Sá, A. (2025). Dual Legacies : Cultural Memory, Emancipation, and Tordesillas in Teixeira de Pascoaes and Gilberto Freyre. Co-Herencia, 22(42), 250–281. https://doi.org/10.17230/co-herencia.22.42.8

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Vol. 22 No. 42 (2025): Dossier: Literatures, languages, and territories in Ibero-America 530 years after the Treaty of Tordesillas

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Dossier

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