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Chico Buarque

チコ・ブアルキ

Chico Buarque

ペンネーム: Julinho de Adelaide（Pseudonym used during military-censorship period; included fabricated biography and interviews.）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1944-06-19 （Rio de Janeiro, Brazil）
国籍
Brazil
言語
Portuguese
居住地歴
Rio de Janeiro (childhood–) → São Paulo (childhood–) → Rome (temporary residence)

経歴

職業
Singer-songwriter, Writer, Poet, Playwright, Guitarist, Composer
活動期間
1962年〜
影響を受けた人物
Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), João Gilberto, Intellectual and cultural influence from family (e.g., Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda)
影響を与えた人物
Contemporary MPB (Brazilian popular music) artists, Younger Brazilian writers and playwrights

学歴

University of São Paulo
Faculty of Architecture / Architecture
期間: 1960年代
国: Brazil
Often skipped classes and did not pursue a professional career in architecture.

受賞歴

Camões Prize
2019
主催: Camões Prize
結果: Winner
Prêmio Jabuti
2004
対象作品: Budapeste
主催: Câmara Brasileira do Livro
結果: Winner
Casa de las Américas prize
2013
対象作品: Spilt Milk (Leite Derramado)
主催: Casa de las Américas
結果: Winner
Brazilian Music Awards (Prêmio da Música Brasileira)
主催: Prêmio da Música Brasileira
結果: Winner (複数回受賞)
São Paulo Prize for Literature (shortlisted)
2010
対象作品: Spilt Milk (Leite Derramado)
部門: Best Book of the Year
主催: São Paulo Prize for Literature
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Construção

1971年 Album (MPB / Samba)

An album notable for its complex lyrics and rhythmic structures, blending political and social themes; regarded as one of his masterpieces.

Urban lifeLaborSocial criticism
翻訳

Budapeste

2003年 Novel

A novel exploring dual identity and memory, noted for its stylistic inventiveness; won the Prêmio Jabuti.

IdentityMemoryLanguage
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Budapeste (film) / 不明 (2009)
翻訳
  • Published in translations, including English editions (e.g., My German Brother for related work O Irmão Alemão)

Spilt Milk (Leite Derramado)

2009年 Novel

A novel that traces family history and personal recollection to reflect changes in Brazilian society; received international recognition.

Family historyMemorySocial change

Caravanas

2017年 Album (MPB)

An album featuring songs responding to contemporary political and social issues; highly regarded within Brazil.

PoliticsSocietyReminiscence
映像化・舞台化
  • [Live video] Caravanas - Ao Vivo (2018)

全著作

  • A Banda (songbook)
  • Fazenda Modelo (1974)
  • Chapeuzinho Amarelo (1979)
  • Estorvo (1991)
  • Benjamin (1995)
  • Budapeste (2003)
  • Leite Derramado (Spilt Milk) (2009)
  • O Irmão Alemão / My German Brother (2014)
  • Essa Gente (2019)
  • Anos de Chumbo (2021)

翻案

  • Budapeste (film, 2009)
  • Ópera do Malandro (film/stage adaptations)

作品の翻訳

  • O Irmão Alemão → English edition 'My German Brother' (and other translations)
  • Leite Derramado → Translated into English, Spanish, etc. (Spilt Milk)

作風・主題

文体
Lyric and narrative styles rich in wordplayOften treats political and social themes allegorically
頻出モチーフ
City and laborMemory and identityPolitical repression and resistance

評価・遺産

Chico Buarque is a leading figure in Brazilian culture from the late 20th century to the present, acclaimed across music, literature and theatre. Receiving the 2019 Camões Prize (later awarded) symbolizes his contribution to Portuguese-language literature.

資料所蔵先

  • Related materials held in institutions such as the Brazilian National Archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Cover of his 1966 album became an internet meme ('happy Chico / sad Chico')

豆知識

  • Created the fictitious persona 'Julinho de Adelaide' in the 1970s to evade censorship and release songs under that name.
  • The cover of his 1966 album later became an internet meme ('happy Chico / sad Chico').