Photo exhibition in São Paulo recalls Chilean, Brazilian dictatorships
In 1973, photojournalist Evandro Teixeira was sent by Jornal do Brasil to cover the military coup in Chile. Joined by reporter Paulo César de Araújo, Teixeira left for Chile on September 12, the day after the coup that culminated with the death of then President Salvador Allende. With the national borders closed by the Chilean military junta, Teixeira could not enter Santiago until September 21, when the press was finally allowed to record the event—not without heavy military surveillance.With his camera always at the ready tucked inside his jacket, Teixeira managed to dodge Chilean censors and make the most remarkable records of the period for the Brazilian press. These are the black-and-white pictures on display since Tuesday (Mar. 21) at São Paulo’s Moreira Salles Institute.“The exh...