O "Moisés dos pretos": Marcus Garvey no Brasil

Abstract

The core proposition of the present article is to analyze Marcus Garvey's (1887-1940) reception in Brazil. The assessed press media showed that the famous Jamaican black leader was addressed in different fashions; the mainstream papers did not highlight his visitation and, eventually, even refer to him in a controversial and sensationalist way. Papers of the so-called black press described Garvey as a "black icon", and addressed him through a distinctive and laudatory perspective.