Abstract
Studies on periodicals have demonstrated the power of this documentation as a political device in the correlation of forces between private and economic interests, in the transformations of public spaces. Accordingly, based on the theoretical-methodological perspective of the rigor of historical research and on the theoretical frameworks of “Imagined Community” and “Intellectual Mediator,” this work aimed to understand the motivations of the editors of the newspaper A Aurora Fluminense (1827–1839) to publish articles on education and public instruction on the pages of that periodical. We considered that the writers of that periodical aimed to communicate what they understood as truths as to the development of “public spirit” and potential patriots.
Keywords
Periodical Press; Political education; Aurora Fluminense