Historical concept of Portuguese suitability as a coloniser
Not to be confused with Tropicália.
Lusotropicalism (Portuguese: Lusotropicalismo) is a term and "quasi-theory"[1] developed by Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre to describe the distinctive character of Portuguese imperialism overseas, proposing that the Portuguese were better colonizers than other European nations.[2][3]
Freyre theorized that because of Portugal's warmer climate, and having been inhabited by Celts, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and several other peoples in pre-modern times, the Portuguese were more humane, friendly, and adaptable to other climates and cultures. He saw "Portuguese-based cultures as cultures of ecumenical expansion" and suggested that "Lusotropical culture was a form of resistance against both the 'barbaric' Soviet communist influence, and the also 'barbarian' process of Americanization and capitalist expansion."[3]
In addition, by the early 20th century, Portugal was by far the European colonial power with the oldest territorial presence overseas; in some cases its territories had been continuously settled and ruled by the Portuguese for five centuries.[citation needed] Lusotropicalism celebrated both actual and mythological elements of racial democracy and civilizing mission in the Portuguese Empire, encompassing a pro-miscegenation attitude toward the colonies or overseas territories. The ideology is best exemplified in the work of Freyre.[3]
^Burke, Peter; Pallares-Burke, Maria Lúcia G. (2008). Gilberto Freyre: Social Theory in the Tropics. Witney, Oxfordshire, England: Peter Lang Oxford. pp. 188–189.
^Voigt, Lisa (14 October 2017). Writing Captivity in the Early Modern Atlantic: Circulations of Knowledge and Authority in the Iberian and English Imperial Worlds. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9780807831991 – via Google Books.
^ abcMiguel Vale de Almeida, Portugal’s Colonial Complex: From Colonial Lusotropicalism to Postcolonial Lusophony
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