Mid-1800s: South America

Question 1

Brazil

Answer 1

• Dom Pedro II leads Brazil into industrialization and population expansion:
  ~ Brazil produces half of the world’s coffee along with rubber and sugar
  ~ It’s economy still relies on slaves
• Brazilian artists start to look to the past for their unique expression. Indianism is a Brazilian literary and artistic movement that is inspired by pre-Columbian indigenous population

Question 2

Antonio Carlos Gomes

Answer 2

• The first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe’s music scene
  ~ His most famous work, the opera II Guarany, was based on a story inspired by Indianism

Question 3

Indianism

Answer 3

A Brazilian literary and artistic movement that is inspired by pre-Columbian indigenous population