Utopia selvagem

by Darcy Ribeiro

Dans cette fable, on découvre comment Gasparino Carvalhal, lieutenant de la Glorieuse Armée Nationale, devient Pitum chez les Amazones, puis le drolatique Zoreilles chez les Galibis, paisibles Indiens à l'innocence colorée et savoureusement décrite. De l'Eldorado à la Guerre de Guyane, des tribus amazoniennes et des missionnaires aux révélations d'un document volé sur l'Utopie Multinationale de Próspero, l'Empereur Immaculé, c'est un Brésil à la fois mythique et réel que l'on retrouve dans ce texte. Érudite, moqueuse et libertaire, une voix y bavarde sans cesse sur la civilisation et le monde des Indiens, avec leurs "mains si habiles à tout faire". Mains capables de porter à une perfection indicible les choses les plus simples, par pure joie de créer, car ils ne savent pas qu'ils travaillent. "Leur fort néanmoins ne réside pas dans la sagesse du faire, mais plutôt dans l'art de cohabiter. En cela, ils sont uniques. Ils organisent leur vie en communauté comme si l'important dans la vie était de vivre tous ensemble, de cohabiter librement, sans la peur de maîtres, de rois, ni de dieux." Avec cet ouvrage, paru en 1981, Darcy Ribeiro nous donne à lire ses obsessions, ses choix, sa révolte : "C'est le livre de mes lectures", comme il le dit lui-même. Thomas More, Shakespeare, Rousseau, Swift, Tocqueville, Fourier, Hegel, Marx, Orwell et bien d'autres auteurs sont convoqués à son alchimie littéraire.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Darcy Ribeiro (Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 26, 1922 – Brasilia, DF, Brazil, February 17, 1997) was a Brazilian anthropologist, author and politician. Darcy Ribeiro's ideas of Latin American identity have influenced several later scholars of Latin American studies. As Minister of Education of Brazil he caried out profound reforms which led him to be invited to participate in university reforms in Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico and Uruguay after leaving Brazil due to the 1964 coup d'état.
Darcy Ribeiro was the son of Reginaldo Ribeiro dos Santos and of Josefina Augusta da Silveira. He completed his primary and secondary education in the town of his birth, Montes Claros, at the Grupo Escolar Gonçalves Chaves and at the Ginásio Episcopal de Montes Claros. He is best known for development work in the areas of education, sociology and anthropology and for being, along with his friend and colleague Anísio Teixeira, one of the founders of the University of Brasília (Universidade de Brasília) in the early 1960s. He also served as the first rector of that university. He was the founder of the State University of Norte Fluminense (Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense) as well. He wrote numerous books, many of them about the indigenous populations of Brazil.
During the first mandate of governor Leonel Brizola in Rio de Janeiro (state) (1983–1987), Darcy Ribeiro created, planned and directed the implementation of the Integrated Centres for Public Instruction (Centros Integrados de Ensino Público), a visionary and revolutionary pedagogical project of assistance for children, including recreational and cultural activities beyond formal instruction – making concrete the projects envisioned decades earlier by Anísio Teixeira. Long before politicians incorporated the importance of education for the development of Brazil into their discourse, Darcy Ribeiro and Leonel Brizola had already developed these ideals.
In the elections of 1986, Ribeiro was the Democratic Labour Party PDT candidate for the governorship of Rio de Janeiro (state), running against Fernando Gabeira (at that time affiliated with the Workers’ Party PT), Agnaldo Timóteo of the Social Democratic Party (PDS) and Moreira Franco of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). Riberio was defeated, being unable to overcome the high approval rating of Moreira who was elected due to the popularity of the then-recent currency reform, the Cruzado Plan (Plano Cruzado). Another defeat was in 1994, when he was Brizola's running-mate in presidential election; Darcy Ribeiro was also chief of staff (Ministro-chefe da Casa Civil) in the cabinet of President João Goulart, vice-governor of Rio de Janeiro (state) from 1983 to 1987 and exercised the mandate of senator from Rio de Janeiro from 1991 until his death – which was proceeded by a long battle with cancer that emotionally touched all of Brazilian society: Darcy Ribeiro, ever the ardent and controversial defender of his ideas, received during his long illness recognition and admiration not only from friends but also from adversaries.

Reviews

[Uva Costriuba · Rating 5 out of 5]

surpresa ótima encontrar essa utopia brasileira na biblioteca. baita livro de sátira afiada, humor anti colonialista e zona, putaria e tal.

achei engraçado que até a metade do livro há mais atenção com uma realidade indígena de traços realistas e depois o negócio todo muda de figura. adorei o livro.

ainda leio mais vezes. queria uma edição bonita mas só vi capa esquisita e miolo sem contexto. essa história envelheceu muito bem mas qualquer trecho isolado pode ser mal interpretado e provocar represálias. vou atrás de análises desse livro. recomendo pra todo mundo que fala pt br.

[Nicole Gouveia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Livro precioso para quem quer mergulhar na história e cultura amazônica, indígena, e brasileira. Li a partir de uma recomendação de Ailton Krenak, e descobri no Darcy Ribeiro um romancista genial. Esse livro tem muito a contribuir para um resgate de nossa história - além de ser uma narrativa divertida e muito interessante. Tantas vezes me vi mergulhada no universo narrado por Darcy. Recomendo muito a leitura! Uma das melhores leituras desse ano.

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[Katia-Maria Caldeira-Pires · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seria preciso um Glauber Rocha para transformar um livro do Darcy, de ficção, em um filme. Resta-nos nossa imaginação para acompanhar Darcy nessa aventura...

[Gabriel Padilha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muito gostosa a leitura, porém me perdi em alguns momentos. Acho que a ideia era ser uma história mais caótica mesmo, mas não me agarrou tanto.

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Xle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darcy sendo Darcy. Não há como não gostar e degustar. Aqui romancista, faz questão de mostrar que o desafio em busca da utopia necessita ser encarado, sendo que os Brasis daqueles (e destes) tempos caminhavam pra algo mais longe dessa utopia do que a dita “barbárie” aqui criada de forma magistral para o gostinho de quem precisa de almas de papel para acercar-se de um exercício civilizacional bárbaro e barbaramente ainda interrompido. Obrigado, Darcy.