Reflections about the 1808 Brazilian press

Authors

  • Marialva Carlos Barbosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2008v5n2p91

Abstract

In this article we widely reflect over the ideas that have dominated historical studies on journalism in Brazil, mostly governed by the idea of genesis. We also opted to analyze more accurately the Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro, considered in the traditional history of Brazilian journalism as a courtly periodical that exclusively defended the interests of the Portuguese Crown. Taking a nearer view of the publication, it is possible to reconstruct the systems of communication in Rio de Janeiro in the far-gone 1800.

Author Biography

Marialva Carlos Barbosa

Doutora em História, professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Federal Fluminense, pesquisadora do CNPq.

Published

2009-05-30