Tupi or not Tupi, that is the question

It is one of the most famous and quoted aphorisms from the Anthropophagic Manifesto, published in May 1928 by Andrade in the first issue of the Revista de Antropofagia.

The Anthropophagic Manifesto is illustrated by the painting Abaporu, which Andrade had received as a gift from his partner, Tarsila do Amaral.

[1] Patrícia Galvão, also known as Pagu, Andrade's companion after Amaral, was also part of the group.

The manifesto was published in "Piratininga, Year 374 of the Devouring of Bishop Sardinha.

[3] Other phrases from the Anthropophagic Manifesto have also become famous, such as the opening lines:

Anthropophagy in Brazil in 1557