Mrożek i jego Tango w Brazylii

The article discusses Brazilian production of Sławomir Mrożek’s Tango staged in 1972 in Rio de Janeiro, as well as Polish­‑Brazilian connections and relationships observed among the artists working on this play. A separate part of the article presents Mrożek’s one­‑week stay in Rio de Janeiro and his contacts with the Brazilian press. The Polish author turned out to be a difficult interlocutor for Brazilian journalists. The article is based on the materials published in the local newspapers and interviews with the director and the actors.