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Dunga Rodrigues

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Dunga Rodrigues
Born
Maria Benedita Deschamps Rodrigues

(1908-07-15)July 15, 1908
DiedJanuary 8, 2001(2001-01-08) (aged 92)
Santos, Brazil
Resting placePorto Cemitery, Cuiabá
Occupation(s)musician, memoirist, and author

Dunga Rodrigues, born Maria Benedita Deschamps Rodrigues, (Cuiabá, Brazil, July 15, 1908 – Santos, Brazil, January 8, 2001)[1] was a Brazilian teacher, musician, memoirist, and author. She established herself as a historian and writer of the culture, history, and literature of the state of Mato Grosso in the 20th century. Rodrigues held a chair at the Mato Grosso Academy of Letters, a rarity for a woman at the time.[2]

Biography

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Dunga Rodrigues dedicated her early studies to literature and music. She was educated at the Barão de Melgaço Normal School and the Liceu Cuiabano [pt], both schools for the elite of the Mato Grosso. She graduated in piano from the Mato Grosso Musical Conservatory and the Brazilian Conservatory of Music [pt] in Rio de Janeiro. Rodrigues ultimately graduated as an accountant from the Cuiabá Technical School of Commerce.[3]

She taught French and music, performed recitals, and wrote several books about the culture and history of Cuiabá and Mato Grosso. She was a member of the Geographical and Historic Institute of Mato Grosso [pt] and the Association of Graduates of the Escola Superior de Guerra [pt]. She was known as a storyteller of the culture and folklore of the greater Cuiabá region, as well as having a deep knowledge of rasqueado, an element of Cuiabá's intangible heritage.[2] The artist Maria Aparecida Acosta wrote a book about Dunga, highlighting that she was a happy and communicative person, leaving a great cultural legacy through her books and music.[2]

Personal life

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Dunga Rodrigues was born to Firmo José Rodrigues and Maria Rita Deschamps Rodrigues. Her father had a career in the Brazilian military and was a noted figure in Cuiabá. Firmo José Rodrigues was an activist, writer, and teacher; he later embarked on a political career. The family was in good financial condition, and allowed Dunga Rodrigues to travel widely within Brazil and abroad. Her admiration for her father was a great influence on her intellectuality and human sensitivity.[3]

Dunga Rodrigues died on January 8, 2001, Three Kings Day, in Santos, São Paulo. Rodrigues was recovering from cardiac problems in an hospital, received a discharge and died shortly afterwards. She was cremated and her ashes were buried in the Porto Cemetery (Cemitério do Porto) of Cuiabá.[2][3]

Works

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  • Uma aventura em Mato Grosso (1984),
  • Reminiscências de Cuiabá, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Cuiabá
  • Marphysa
  • Os Vizinhos, Cuiabá: roteiro de lendas
  • Memória Musical da Cuiabania (in 4 volumes)
  • Lendas de Mato Grosso
  • Cuiabá ao longo de cem anos, co-authored with Maria de Arruda Müller
  • Colcha de Retalhos and Movimento musical em Cuiabá.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ana Maria Marques; Dorit Kolling de Oliveira (2014). "Dunga Rodrigues: a musicista cuiabana em documentário" (PDF). Doc On-Line: Revista Digital de Cinema Documentário (in Portuguese). 16: 180–199. ISSN 1646-477X. Wikidata Q123566239.
  2. ^ a b c d Barreto, Neila (2020-09-25). "Maria Benedita Deschamps Rodrigues- Dunga Rodrigues". A Imprensa de Cuyabá (in Portuguese). Cuiabá, Mato Gross. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dunga Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Famílias Casa Barão. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-27.