I propose the concept of anthropophagy as a metaphor for understanding Brazilian organizational knowledge, contributing to post-colonial thought, and better understanding issues of cultural mix and hybridity essential to contemporary social theory. After describing the diverse meanings of anthropophagy, I outline three important moments in Brazilian history where the concept has been central to understanding intercultural mixture. First, anthropophagy was an important component of indigenous reactions to intercultural contact, providing a ritual mechanism by which to negotiate identity. This identity crafting mechanism became revived in the 20th century modernist and tropicalist periods, where it took on symbolic functions in positioning modern Brazilian identity with respect to both European and indigenous roots. More recently, anthropophagy has entered the organizational literature, providing novel ways to make sense of key concepts in the discipline. I discuss three central issues around which anthropophagy contributes to contemporary theory, those of otherness, authenticity, and corporality. Keywords anthropophagic movement, Brazil, international management, latin america, organizational anthropology, organizational culture, post-colonial theory, subaltern studiesThe origin of cannibalism is the origin of culture. (Sahlins 1983: 72) Anthropophagy, or the cannibalistic appropriation of cultural forms, 1 has been described as 'the most potent and durable metaphor is modern Brazilian culture' (Dunn, 2010). Resurging at key moments in Brazilian history, this metaphor has served to make sense of the hybridity, corporality,