Um olhar “Bakhtiniano” sobre o carnaval na canção “Vai Passar” (Francis Hime e Chico Buarque)

Abstract

Taking the widely spread belief that Brazilian carnival is the most representative form of carnival as a premise, this text discusses to what extent the song Vai P a ssa r translates a Rabelaisian carnival view of the world, which, according to Bakhtin (1988/1970), leads to freedom and regeneration and includes the following aspects: inversion of the established order, degradation of values, destitution of sacredness, celebration of what is renewable and dynamic, the function of laughter and time and its image system. Drawing from this analysis are some considerations about the nature of the carnival celebration type suggested by the song, the samba school parades, when compared to Middle Age and Renaissance carnival