Sonifying the definitive Brazilian icon

Angelo Fraietta

Bandeira do Brasil—the Flag of Brazil—is a ubiquitous, yet definitive icon that represents the nation of Brazil. Although many countries include astronomy on their flag, the Flag of Brazil is unique in that the astronomy represented on the flag depicts a specific moment in time: the exact minute that Brazil declared its independence. Each star represents a specific state, so moving from one star to another is effectively a virtual tour of the country. Order and Progress: a sonic segue across A Auriverde is an abstract audiovisual sojourn across the Flag of Brazil realized as a sonified and politicized astronomy show, evoking emotions and responses through the use of fantasy, mystery, exaggeration, distortion and parallelism.

Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge the support of Georg Zotti and Alexander Wolf from the Stellarium development team for their advice and guidance in using Stellarium.

Samples were sourced from the albums Indian Music of the Upper Amazon and Music from Mato Grosso, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

I would also like to thank Global Recordings Network International for granting me permission to use language samples from the indigenous peoples of Brazil. The 5fish mobile phone application for Android and IOS can be used to access audio recordings in your language.

Helena de Souza Nunes and Natanael de Souza Ourives provided the dances for the third movement.

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Introduction		Cães Celestes
Flags as Icons of Identity		Celestial Samba
Astronomy Within Brazilian Culture		Conclusion
A Sonic Segue		Acknowledgments
Amerindia		References

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