Tropicália

proper noun

A Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s, characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres and traditions with foreign ones.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese tropicália →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tropicalia

  1. A Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s, characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres and traditions with foreign ones.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portuguesetropicália
  2. EnglishTropicália

From Brazilian Portuguese tropicália.

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APA

Tropicália. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tropic%C3%A1lia

MLA

“Tropicália.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tropic%C3%A1lia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tropicália,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tropic%C3%A1lia.

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