The context of production and reception of Modernism. Who produced modernist literature and art in Brazil during this period? Who was the consuming...

The context of production and reception of Modernism. Who produced modernist literature and art in Brazil during this period? Who was the consuming public?

The Modernism in Brazil began in São Paulo, an important industrial and cultural center in the early twentieth century.
The city of São Paulo was marked by significant economic development in the first two decades of the twentieth century, due to the wealth from coffee cultivation.
The period was marked by many changes, such as the creation of industries, the immigration of European workers, the emergence of movements and working-class neighborhoods, the construction of the Municipal Theater, and the formation of a cultural elite.
The works seen in the Focus on the Image section, although they are the result of different artistic tendencies of the early twentieth century, are all representative of modern art.