Chronicles of re-existence: ruptures and (re)encounters promoted by Contemporary Brazilian Indigenous Literature

Drawing from decolonial theories, this article critically analyzes Daniel Munduruku's Crônicas de São Paulo: Um Olhar Indígena [Chronicles of São Paulo: An Indigenous Gaze] (2019), focusing on the author's reflection on symbolic voids that neglect Indigenous presence and their ways of seeing and experiencing the world. In his book, Munduruku navigates São Paulo, translating Indigenous toponyms that name stations, parks, and entire neighborhoods in the city. By promoting a reflection on the Indigenous roots of the metropolis, the author also uncovers the colonial remains of a so-called post-colonial Brazil. This article seeks to contribute to the understanding of the ruptures and (re)encounters promoted by contemporary Brazilian Indigenous literature, and its pivotal role in reframing denied epistemes through native memory, narratives, and cosmologies.