“We are sufficiently conscious of this dimension or quality of Brazil as a melting pot, as a culture and a nation that is being subjected to an amalgamating process. More than just a mixing process, it is an amalgamation where the fragments, the parts in collision, really interact profoundly. They become another thing after the contact.” CultureNationsProcessQualityConsciousContactDimensionsPotFragmentsMeltingBrazilMixingCollisionMelting PotAmalgamation Author:Gilberto Gil
“Sponsors, corporate endowments, and the heritage of the big fortunes would take care of financing cultural projects when American society was homogeneous. Now it's too complex, it's a mix. Different cultures in collision. I think it starts to be necessary to have a government institution to deal with cultural affairs.” ThinkingDifferentBigsGovernmentCareCultureDealsProjectsInstitutionsFortuneComplexesAffairTake CareCorporateHeritageDifferent CulturesCollisionFinancingAmerican SocietySponsorsEndowmentHomogeneous Author:Gilberto Gil
