Ermanno Stradelli
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Ermanno Stradelli (born 1852) was an Italian explorer, researcher and photographer. He was the first person to photograph the Amazon, arriving in Brazil in 1879.[1][2] His journey has been captured in the book 'The Only Possible Life: Itineraries of Ermanno Stradelli in Amazonia' by Livia Raponi.[3]
The Legend of Jurupari
[edit]The Legend of Jurupari (La Leggenda del Jurupary)[4] is an Amazonian founding mythical tale that is known from the transcription made from the version told at the end of the 19th century by the Brazilian indigenous Maximiano José Roberto and translated into Italian by Stradelli. It is one of the great pre-Columbian texts that have survived along with the Popol Vuh.
Exhibitions
[edit]Ermanno Stradelli - pioneering photographer in the Amazon rainforest at Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro, 2019[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ermanno Stradelli, l'esploratore dimenticato dall'Italia che fotografò per primo gli indios dell'Amazzonia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ a b "The Amazon Rainforest: an exhibition on Italian pioneer, Ermanno Stradelli". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "THE ONLY POSSIBLE LIFE: ITINERARIES OF ERMANNO STRADELLI IN AMAZONIA". Latin American University Presses Rights Catalog. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "La Leggenda del Jurupary" (PDF). Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20.