tropicalist

comparative more tropicalist · superlative most tropicalist

1. Of, or characteristic of tropicalism.

   This sort of juxtaposition, which suggested that under-development was inscribed in the process of conservative modernization in Brazil, would become a hallmark of tropicalist cultural production.

   2014, Christopher Dunn, Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture

plural tropicalists

1. A follower or proponent of tropicalism.

   Led by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the tropicalists made an effort to assimilate rock and roll — at the time the most important kind of musical expression of the young on the planet — and mix it with most authentic Brazilian musical styles.

   2012, Carlos Almada, Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Brazilian Electric Guitar

   Synonyms: tropicalista

plural tropicalists

1. A scientist specializing in studying of tropical environments.

   Most tropicalists, (scientists from developed countries working on tropical environments) come from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

   1994, Peter McDonald, editor, The Literature of Soil Science