Cadernos Ultramares seeks to present Brazilian culture and thought in a qualified way, through volumes bringing together important essays by renowned authors in different areas of knowledge. This volume brings together two of Silviano Santiago's major essays. "O entre-lugar do discurso latino-americano" makes a blunt and original analysis of Latin American literature and thought in dialogue with the philosophical perspective of Derrida and Foucault. "Poder e alegria" brings an accurate reflection on Brazilian literature after the military coup of 1964.