A mamulengo puppet stage and puppets. Mamulengo is a type of puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco.CASCUDO, Luís da Câmara, quoted in Mamulengo in Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro The origin of the name is unclear, but it is believed that it originated with the Portuguese phrase mão molenga, meaning "soft hand", ideal for giving lively movements to a puppet.DIB, André, Museu do Mamulengo – Espaço Tiridá (Accessed 19 February 2009) Origins For Luís da Câmara Cascudo, the Brazilian folklorist, mamulengo is the same as the guignol puppet theatre of France, and the similar Italian pupazzi or Pulcinella.  They both share certain elements with mamulengo, such as a stage with panels in front, behind which lurk one or more puppeteers to animate and give voice to the puppets. Other European puppet traditions are also found in mamulengo, such as characters that are popular anti-heroes, which is also found in the Spanish Don Cristobal, the English Punch and Judy, and the Russian Petrushka. However, mamulengo has many elements that are foreign to European traditions of puppetry. Mamulengo expresses "the hardness of the life of the people of North-East Brazil". Themes of violence, street life, and a satirical outlook are part of mamulengo. Magic is another important theme in mamulengo performances. The puppets of mamulengo may have originated with figures from nativity scenes and pastoral performances that evolved into folk performances that lost their religious meaning during the 19th century.
A mamulengo puppet stage and puppets. Mamulengo julio e inutil Origins For Luís da Câmara Cascudo, the Brazilian folklorist, mamulengo is the same as the guignol puppet theatre of France, and the similar Italian pupazzi or Pulcinella. CASCUDO, Luís da Câmara, quoted in Mamulengo in Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro They both share certain elements with mamulengo, such as a stage with panels in front, behind which lurk one or more puppeteers to animate and give voice to the puppets. Other European puppet traditions are also found in mamulengo, such as characters that are popular anti-heroes, which is also found in the Spanish Don Cristobal, the English Punch and Judy, and the Russian Petrushka. However, mamulengo has many elements that are foreign to European traditions of puppetry. Mamulengo expresses "the hardness of the life of the people of North-East Brazil". Themes of violence, street life, and a satirical outlook are part of mamulengo. Magic is another important theme in mamulengo performances. The puppets of mamulengo may have originated with figures from nativity scenes and pastoral performances that evolved into folk performances that lost their religious meaning during the 19th century.
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is a type of puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco.CASCUDO, Luís da Câmara, quoted in Mamulengo in Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro The origin of the name is unclear, but it is believed that it originated with the Portuguese phrase mão molenga, meaning "soft hand", ideal for giving lively movements to a puppet.DIB, André, Museu do Mamulengo – Espaço Tiridá (Accessed 19 February 2009)
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CASCUDO, Luís da Câmara, quoted in Mamulengo in Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro