At the port of Lisbon, the theatre company led by Chaby Pinheiro is preparing to cross the Atlantic to Brazilian cities. On the stage of the Maria Victória Theatre in Parque Meyer, Bibi Ferreira, hired by Companhia Eugênio Salvador, shows off her talent and grace, starring in a Portuguese revue. The images show that actors and actresses, companies, entrepreneurs, rehearsers and other artists travelled along different theatre routes. Always in search of markets in the new world or the acclaim that could help open the doors of a European circuit for Brazilian theatre.(…)

Written by researchers from Brazilian public universities (UNIRIO, USP, UFBA, UFMG and UFSJ) and the University of Lisbon, the studies published here enter into dialogue with the Global Theatre Histories Programme, under development at the University of Munich (…).

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