Abstract The essay takes a look at the literary lives of the Austrian exiles Leopold von Andrian, Paul Frischauer, and Otto Maria Carpeaux. They had similar political socializations in interwar Austria, were forced to leave Austria because of their ethnicity and political commitment, and lived in or near Rio de Janeiro. What distinguished Carpeaux, Frischauer, and Andrian from thousands of other refugees was their status and political contacts. They were more privileged materially, they were spared the hard struggle for survival of many others; nevertheless, they were displaced persons and homeless. Frischauer and Andrian returned to their home countries via circuitous routes after the end of World War II; Carpeaux stayed, became Brazilian, and left a strong legacy. This essay examines critically and analytically their attitudes, roles, and works in Brazilian exile. It presents and connects three biographical narratives. While the monarchist Leopold von Andrian clung to the restoration of the Habsburg monarchy, the younger, opportunistic fugitive Paul Frischauer gained access to power as a biographer of the dictator Vargas. Otto Maria Carpeaux, on the other hand, who like Andrian had been a theorist of the authoritarian Austrian corporative state, transformed himself into a Brazilian, a local literary pundit and a transatlantic bridge builder.

Zusammenfassung Der Aufsatz nimmt die literarisch-publizistischen Lebenswelten der österreichischen Exilanten Leopold von Andrian, Paul Frischauer und Otto Maria Carpeaux in den Blick. Sie hatten ähnliche politische Sozialisationen im Österreich der Zwischenkriegszeit, mussten aufgrund ihrer ethnischen Zugehörigkeit und ihres politischen Engagements Österreich verlassen und lebten in oder nahe Rio de Janeiro. Was Carpeaux, Frischauer und Andrian von Tausenden anderer Flüchtlinge unterschied, waren ihr Status und ihre politischen Kontakte. Sie waren materiell privilegierter, der harte Überlebenskampf vieler anderer blieb ihnen erspart; trotzdem waren sie Vertriebene und Heimatlose. Frischauer und Andrian kehrten nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs über Umwege in ihre Heimatländer zurück, Carpeaux blieb, wurde zum Brasilianer und hinterließ ein starkes Vermächtnis. Dieser Aufsatz beleuchtet ihre Haltung, ihre Rollen und Arbeiten im brasilianischen Exil kritisch und analytisch. Er bietet und verknüpft drei biographische Erzählungen. Während der Monarchist Leopold von Andrian an der Restauration der Habsburgermonarchie festhielt, öffnete sich der jüngere, opportunistische Flüchtling Paul Frischauer als Biograph des Diktators Vargas Türen zur Macht. Otto Maria Carpeaux hingegen, der wie Andrian ein Theoretiker des autoritären österreichischen Ständestaats gewesen war, transformierte sich zum Brasilianer, zum heimischen Literaturpapst und transatlantischen Brückenbauer.

Analisa os processos de transformação cultural no Brasil realizados por imigrantes europeus e japoneses, que trouxeram padrões culturais e identidades distintas e se transformaram pela interação com a(s) cultura(s) da sociedade receptora. Tomando como exemplo o estado do Paraná, o artigo oferece um mosaico de culturas em transição por meio do estudo de micro-histórias. Aborda o enfrentamento entre austro-poloneses e austro-ucranianos com os índios botocudos; o discurso de Alberto Frič sobre as perseguições bugreiras no 16o Congresso Internacional de Americanistas em Viena; a colonização no norte do Paraná por europeus; a imigração japonesa como um elemento do “outro exótico”, assim como os conflitos políticos na colônia pluriétnica de Rolândia.

This paper analyzes the processes of cultural transformation in Brazil resulting from European and Japanese immigrants, who brought cultural patterns and distinct identities and were transformed by interaction with the culture of the host country. Taking the example of the state of Paraná, the article offers a mosaic of cultures in transition through the study of micro-stories. It addresses the clash between Austro-Polish and Austro-Ukrainian immigrants with Botocudos Indians; the discourse of Alberto Frič on persecution against indigenous Brazilian Indians at the 16th International Congress of Americanists in Vienna; the colonization in northern Paraná by Europeans; Japanese immigration as an element of the “exotic other,” as well as political conflicts in the pluriethnic colony of Rolândia.