01389nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002800043700002100071245008100092856006400173300001000237520097100247022002501218                                       d1 aAntonio Borges Brandão1 aSolenne Derigond00aDe la rue aux institutions culturelles, la littérature de cordel au Brésil  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=8420616  a29-413 aThis paper discusses Brazilian cordel literature as a research subject and literary form from the point of view of the various actors working on and around it. We begin by showing that cordel literature has a strong territorial identity and is deeply rooted in the Nordeste region. We then analyse the relationship between the recent phenomenon of organizing poets into academies and associations throughout the country, and the institutionalization of poetry, which reached its peak when cordel was recognized as Brazilian intangible cultural heritage in 2018. Our study also points out the commitment of poets to this process, which began in the 1980s when the 1988 Brazilian Constitution recognized immateriality and cultural diversity as part of national heritage. To conclude, we highlight the building of a “world of cordel literature”, in which the different actors collaborate to make cordel literature an integral part of everyday culture and education.  a0029-182X, 1760-8546