Augusto de CamposÕ work in the international poetry scene, via translation, captures transformations in poetry and the arts. His decisions with respect to translation, as well as his practice itselfÑwhich he inventively affirmsÑhave played a fundamental role in forming a generation attentive to the innovation of the North American, European, and Russian avant-gardes, setting the stage for discussions about the reception of concretismo in Brazil.