Talk:Malandragem

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preserved in case anythign can be done with it or source found for better translation Tearlach 15:06, 17 December 2005 (UTC) ''Malandragem is defined as a set of used cunnings to get advantage in definitive situation (advantages these many illicit times). One characterizes for the ingenuity and subtility. Its execution demands dexterity, charisma, persuasive power and any characteristics that allow to the manipulation of people or results, of form to get the best one of these, and the possible way most easy. It contradicts the logical argument, the work and the honesty, therefore the malandragem estimates that such methods are incapable to generate good results. That one that practises the malandragem ("malandro") acts as in the popular Brazilian proverb, immortalized for the name of [ [ Law of the Gerson ] ]: "I have to take advantage in everything". Together to [ [ jeitinho ] ], the malandragem can be considered another way of social navigation (but not solely) typically Brazilian; however, different of jeitinho, in this the integrity of institutions and individuals effectively is injured, and of definable form as juridicamente fraudulent. However, the well-succeeded malandragem estimates that advantages are gotten without that its action if makes to perceive. In more popular terms, "malandro" "deceives" the "fool" (victim) without that this perceives to have been been deceptive. The malandragem is described in imaginary the popular Brazilian as a tool of invidual justice. Before the force of the institutions necessarily oppressors, the individual "malandro" survives manipulating people, being deceptive authorities and dribbling laws, of form to guarantee its wronged well-being (vide workmanship "Carnivals, Malandros and Heróis", of [ [ Robert Damatta ] ]). Of this form, "malandro" is the typical Brazilian hero. Examples of literature include [ [ Peter Malasarte ] ] and [ [ João Cricket ] ]. Such as jeitinho, the malandragem is a resource of esperteza, used for individuals of little social influence, or socially disfavored. This equally does not hinder the malandragem to be used by individuals most located socially. Through the malandragem, illicit advantages in games of chance, the businesses and the social life in its totality are gotten. "malandro" can be considered the adultery one that it convinces the woman its false allegiance; the master who "gives a skill" not to pay to the employees such as he would have; the "player" who manipulates the letters and takes for itself all a round of appositive. == Estereótipo of malandro Brazilian == estereótipo of typical malandro Brazilian appeared in the first half of century XX. Loaded of a certain romantismo, mainly samba was immortalized by the letters of [ [ ] ]. In accordance with this estereótipo, malandro is [ [ Carioca ] ] and inhabits the ghettos; it dresses hat panama hat and black pants shoes of colors white and. The USA shirt striped regatta, always takes a razor in the pocket of the coat. He is bohemian, it lives of small blows, it appreciates samba wheels and it does not believe the work as a way of trustworthy life; however, it is sensible and sentimental, beyond gallant, loving gentleman and an enviable one. Obviously, a "theory of the malandragem" does not exist that supports and justifies this typical behavior ideologicamente. The position, daily attitude and of malandro are portraied mainly by the arts. The samba "Handkerchief in the Neck", written for Wilson recorded Baptist and for [ [ Sílvio Caldas ] ] in 1933, became a "hymn" of the "Brazilian malandragem". Its estrofes describes with precision the way of life of a typical one malandro:"''Meu hat of the side/Clog dragging/Handkerchief in the neck/Razor in the pocket/I passes gingando/Provokes and challenge/I have pride/In being so loafing/I know that they say/Of this mine to proceed/I see who work/To walk in miserê/I are loafing/Because I had inclination/I remember, were child/Took off boxer-type ' '". In Brazil, many individuals that could be considered as "malandros typical" entrepreneurs of [ had made illicit richnesses as [ game of the animal ] ]. These malandros had practised charity and invested in [ [ samba schools ] ], what a romantic image of benefactors conferred them. Such image is severely harmed with the known episode as "CPI of the game of the animal", where if [ investigated the envolvement of this type of empresário(o "[ bismells ] ]") with corruption. In fact, the line that separates the romantic malandragem of the explicit crime is inexact. The story collection "Shepherds of the Night", of [ [ Loved Jorge ] ], supplies a usual romantic picture of the small malandros: rioters, friends and of good heart. The bem-humorada "Opera of the Malandro", of [ [ Chico Buarque de Hollanda ] ], describes with more precision malandro: smuggler, good-natured, ' ' Bon vivant '' and with criminal certainty. More sober, the teatral part "Gold Mouth", writing for [ [ Nelson Rodrigues ] ], offers a realistic profile of malandro bismells: frightful, proud, vain person, generous for psychotic demagogy and. == the malandragem as life way == the malandragem is configured when the citizen abdicates and same it mocks of its functions and social obligations, such as obedience to the authorities, respect to the other people's property, altruism, etc., preferring to day-by-day live of the form more [ [ Hedonism|possible hedonista ] ]. Malandro does not take this attitude for revolutionary impetus, ideological certainty or any intellectual conclusion. Still that its attitude can be unchained by social resentment, the intention of malandro is not to change ' ' the status quo '', and a quarrel of this order simply would not make difference for it. The truth is that the diligence of the quotidiano work does not possess practical application in its life, and the accomplishment of small furtive and independent delicts gives to it to vívida impression of success, causing to it satisfaction sensation and same superiority. Had to these characteristics, malandro many times is friction as "sluggish", "vagabond", "slag", "useless". Its attitude is clearly criminal, being fit also in criminal terms. However, being a typical attitude of disfavored individuals, the malandragem many times is seen with affection. To malandro the paper of [ fits many times [ hero ] ], still that if it approaches one more than [ [ anti-hero ] ]. Malandro ideally is represented as the citizen that, private institutions that represent it, it needs to use of proper intelligence and cunning to deal with strongest. Beyond what!, malandro ideal loads in itself charisma that affection relieves it, exactly ahead of that would have reasons not to approve its attitude. In this direction, the malandragem possesss some concurrence with [ [ jeitinho ] ]. The malandragem deeply is arraigada in imaginary the popular one. In its book "the Great Slaughter of Cats", [ [ Robert Darnton ] ] displays as, during [ [ High Average Age ] ], the malandragem is immortalized for the popular classrooms as a way of individual justice. At a time of little food and social abysses, the personages who today compose histories of "[ [ Mother Goose ] ]" used of cunnings and espertezas to deceive the supplied and favored people more, thus getting richnesses or to the little guaranteeing proper survival. These cunnings and espertezas were called "cartesianismos", a reference [ [ René Discardings ] ], whose ideas were seen with some diffidence for the popular classrooms. These cartesianismos involved manipulation of people, small frauds and even though the use of magical cunnings. However, this is necessarily the typical attitude of the malandragem: to search forms "more accessible" to usufruct of comforts and advantages, most related with the simple ones enjoys of the sensorial pleasures of the existence (to have, to drink, to play, to namorar, etc.). For this, malandro will use the persuasive power and the dexterity, as well as other characteristics that qualify it to manipulate people; malandro eventually will count also on [ [ luck ] ], mainly because this individual does not believe the idea of if carrying through great efforts in the direction to get something for itself (from there its trend to [ [ games of chance ] ], still that always it searchs to manipulate the result of these). She is necessary to stand out that the subtility and the individuality are the main characteristics of the malandragem. In this direction, a privateer, an assailant, a leader of gang or a common plunderer cannot be seen as malandros. Estereótipo of the malandragem was capable to influence the Brazilian culture not only, as also of other countries, at different times. During the first half of [ [ century XX ] ], [ [ United States of America ] ] capsizes immortalized the figure typical malandro of [ [ Bronx ] ]: black, poor person, expert of "manhas" of the streets; he says slangs and he possesss one sotaque "sung", seemed with the one of a singer of rap. The tender USA square-lined colorings, folloied of a hat of wide borders. It is bem-humorado, good-natured and many times of good heart. In the conceptions most romantic, she is a person of "good peace", refusing to carry through it crimes "weighed", preferring "small" delicts as frauds and roberies. == Malandros and Caxias == the image of malandro opposes it of ' ' ' the caxias ones ' ' ' (observing individuals of the norms, laws and good customs). In imaginary the popular Brazilian, it is said frequently that the malandros exert greater attraction in the people, also being most occurred in its loving relations. A literary example of the conviviality enters both the extremities can be found in the workmanship "Owner Flower and Its Two Husbands", writing for [ [ Loved Jorge ] ]. In this, the protagonist of history, owner Flower, sees widower of its first husband, typical malandro called Vadinho; times later, are married Teodoro, typical caxias (faithful, prompt, dedicated). Vadinho returns in spirit to the world from the livings creature, forcing owner Flower to keep a loving triangle between Teodoro and its former-husband. == Examples of malandros e (anti)heróis == * ' ' ' Aladdin ' ' ': personage of "[ [ A thousand and Nights ] ]", Aladdin was a young Chinese who lived in the period where part of [ [ China ] ] was territory [ [ Islão|mulçumano ] ]. He was loafing, riotous and it caused deep disgust to the mother. Of ownership on a "magical light bulb", it obtains richnesses of the night for the day. * ' ' ' Gastão ' ' ': personage of [ [ Walt Disney ] ], Gastão (in the original English, Gladstone Glander) is prime of [ [ Donald Duck ] ]. Different of Carioca Zé, he is based on estereótipo of malandro North American, with the had amenizações. As life way, luck counts solely on [ [ ] ]. It is never worried in obtaining job or sustenance, because always it is supported by the destination, fact that cause envies Donald cousin. * ' ' ' Peter Malasarte ' ' ': originary personage of the popular folklore medieval Portuguese, deeply finished arraigando itself the imaginary Brazilian. Matuto of desprivilegiada origin is one. Account only with its proper malandragem to manipulate more privileged people, of form to get of it what it needs to live with some comfort. * ' ' ' João Cricket ' ' ': typical personage of deriving anecdotes of [ [ Brazilian Northeast region ] ]. Immortalized and popularized for all Brazil through the teatral part "the Auto one of the Felt sorry one", written for [ [ Aryan Suassuna ] ]. The example of Peter Malasarte, is one matuto of desprivilegiada origin; however, it is endowed with charisma esperteza and, that uses to survive. * ' ' ' [ [ Carioca Zé ]]''': personage of Walt Disney, inspired by estereótipo of malandro Carioca. It is small a bem-humorado parrot that lives of espertezas. [ [ Categoria:Comportamento ] ]''

Malandragem in Portuguese (EU)
Malandragem its also a Portuguese (EU) name, not only Brazilian, and its quite often used in Portugal —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmfap (talk • contribs) 21:31, 26 November 2010 (UTC)