Thomas Mann's Brazilian origin, from his mother Julia da Silva Bruhns, made it possible for the adult writer to make contact with Brazilian or foreign intellectuals, connected to the cultural scene in Brazil. In the first group we find Gilberto Freyre, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda and Erico Verissimo. Living in Brazil, Karl Lustig-Prean (whom later returns to Europe), and the translator Herbert Caro, settled in Brazil. Also, the direct or indirect contact with thinkers and writers, such as Karl Loewenstein, Heinrich Eduard Jacob, Marte Brill and Stefan Zweig has played a part in bringing Thomas Mann closer to the Brazilian universe. This and other points of contact are described in the present article, which intends to diffuse documents and data long unpublished or unavailable, offering up-to-date approaches to Thomas Mann works, as well as indicating biographical and documental information related to the writer, regarding his relationship to Brazil.
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