This paper discusses the relationship that exists between events and individuals from the perspective of a history of sensibilities based on the assumption that the manner in which facts are related assists in their clarification. The event selected for analysis is the transference of the capital city of Goias State in the 1930s. This is evaluated through the testimony of residents of the prior seat of administration, sourced from contemporaneous reports in local newspapers. Moving the Goias' power center from the City of Goias to Goiania caused a general outcry which not only revealed resentment for the city's loss, but also resignation and optimism concerning the creation of viable alternatives for a universally satisfactory outcome. Through the analysis of such records, the city's urban form itself may be seen as confronting elements of the perceptions expressed within.
City of Goiás; Perception; Newspapers
