Recreador Mineiro (Ouro Preto: 1845-48)

Ways of Representing Historical Knowledge in the Development of a National Identity

Abstract

The consolidation of Brazilian National State required the development of the nations‟ identity. Thus, the most influent literate imperial elite established the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, which diffused the idea of a Brazilian nationality based on historical reasoning. In a similar way, however with distinct political perspective, the most influent socio-political group associated with Minas Gerais‟ elite also aimed to create a national identity during that time frame, utilizing the periodic entitled O Recreador Mineiro. The objective of this work is to analyze how the group related to the latter publication incorporated elements associated with the European Illustration and Liberalism, in the sense of developing a particular identify for Brazil and the Brazilians during that context.