Moderno Contemporâneo Popular Brasileiro: The Vilma Eid Gaze

Lorenzo Mammì was born in Italy in 1957. He holds a degree in Literature from the University of Florence and earned his livre-docência (habilitation) in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo (USP). He has lived in Brazil since 1987. One of the most influential figures in Brazilian cultural criticism, he was Professor of Music History in the Department of Music at the University of São Paulo from 1989 to 2002 and has been Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH/USP) since 2003. Germana Monte-Mór, draftswoman, printmaker, painter, sculptor, and photographer, has exhibited her work in numerous public exhibitions, including the 5th Mercosur Biennial (Porto Alegre, 2005), the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2005), Projeto Amigos da Gravura at Chácara do Céu (Rio de Janeiro, 2004–05), Paço Imperial (Rio de Janeiro, 2002–03), Centro Universitário Maria Antonia (São Paulo), Capela do Morumbi (São Paulo, 2000), as a guest artist at Centro Cultural São Paulo (1995), and Itaú Galeria (São Paulo, 1994). Nelson Kon is a photographer specialising in architecture and urban environments. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (FAU-USP) and has worked professionally as a photographer since 1985.