In this study we investigate João Antônio's literature from a specific interpretation of the essay “Dialética da malandragem”, by Antonio Candido. We suggest that if, in addition to a division between poles, in which ...

"Um dia no cais", by João Antônio, was firstly published in the magazine Realidade under the categorization of "short story-report". This designation makes us suppose a mixture, in text, of two different textual genres ...