A AMÉRICA INVERTIDA DE TORRES-GARCÍA: DO BOLIVARIANISMO DE CHÁVEZ AO SUL GLOBAL DE LULA

This article analyzes the relationships between Torres-García's work "Inverted America" and its use as a didactic element in the contexts of Bolivarian Venezuelan integrationism (Pátria Grande) and the most recent Brazilian diplomacy, anchored in the concept of the Global South. The discursive and conjunctural comparison of Bolivarianism and Brazil in international forums, referencing the motto of the Escuela del Sur de Torres-García, "Nuestro Norte es el Sur", allowed us to conclude that there is a gradual abandonment of the motto above by post-Chavismo. Hugo Chávez and a rising and striking presence of the Uruguayan artist's integrationist utopia in the Brazilian argument in defense of the voices of the South. Another conclusion is the adaptability of Torres-García's most famous work, which, although originated with artistic and cultural purposes, adapts to different foreign policies, such as those of Brazil and Venezuela. The didactic aspect of Torres-García's work enables the transition from the Escuela del Sur maxim in the context of Bolivarianism to the reaffirmation of the Brazilian presence in international debates on integration.