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Etymology

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Blend of Tropicália +‎ -ism

Noun

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tropicalism (uncountable)

  1. Anything that is characteristic of Tropicália, a Brazilian artistic movement.
    • 1993, Gabriela Mistral, Marjorie Agosin, A Gabriela Mistral[1]:
      Or is it possible that tropicalism is not a geographical zone, but rather a zone of the spirit, the zone of highest passion, the immense homeland of zealots?

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