CV Lattes
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Abstract
Popular expression, the circus had considerable influence on the cultural scene in São Paulo during the twentieth century. Perhaps the main character circus to contribute to this process was Abelard Pinto Piolin clown who appeared in three distinct phases of his life: at first sharing the stage with Alcibiades, in the expressive Paissandu season in Largo, downtown, when it became a refere…