Batuca Dance, San Paulo, Brazil, 1817-1820
Caption: Die Baducca, in S. Paulo, shows men and women dancing; a man playing a large rasp (left) and another a balafon/marimba-type instrument. Onlookers include a female hawker with her goods and small child as well as a European soldier. A somewhat modified version of this image was published in Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Voyage pittoresque dans les deux Amèriques (Paris, 1836), facing p. 211, fig.1.
Image Title
Batuca Dance, San Paulo, Brazil, 1817-1820
RegID
SI-OB-289
Date
1817-1820
Title
Batuca Dance, San Paulo, Brazil, 1817-1820
Source
Johann Baptist von Spix, Reise in Brasilien in den jahren 1817-1820 (Munchen, 1823-31; reprinted Stuttgart, 1966-67), Atlas (originally published 1831), Plate 27, upper right.
Language
German
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Brazil--São Paulo
Reproduced In
Johann Baptist von Spix, Reise in Brasilien in den jahren 1817-1820 (Munchen, 1823-31; reprinted Stuttgart, 1966-67), Atlas (originally published 1831), Plate 27, upper right.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
Spix27