Almanaque do humordaz : uma análise sob um olhar histórico, político e cultural

Abstract

This work aims to describe a fraction of the action of a group of artists intellectuals in the Brazilian historical and political context, especially in the State of Minas Gerais. Under a strict military regime, these intellectuals used their talent and hard work to oppose the dictatorship and express their personal and critical point of view about the moment experienced during the peak of the cycle of the alternative press. This work intends to approach the Brazilian historical moment regarding the 70s and the cultural manifestations of protest in that period. To achieve this, interviews were made with the cartoonists Nilson, Lor, Afo e Aroeira, who were part of Almanaque do Humordaz team; besides, research was done into data referring to the column Humordaz of Jornal Estado de Minas. The final part of this work, has as its objective to emphasize the importance of the work of these intellectuals chargers, cartoonists in the Brazilian political history through its ephemeral creation: Almanaque do Humordaz, were an integral part of the great historical movement of resistance to the authoritarianism represented by the cycle of the alternative press or press “nanica”.