This contribution to history has two dimensions of which one predominates, being the historiography: the genesis and evolution of the "Atlantic History", its characteristics, emphases and methodology, and how it diverges from the conscious history of an imperial framework. The second is a practicum: that is to say, my attempt in conceptualizing and organizing an article about the "Luso-Afro-Brazilian Atlantic" in the period around 1660 up to around 1760" according to what is understood as the guidelines and precepts of the "Atlantic History". From the fruit of such experiences, I conclude with an evaluation of the pros and cons of the "Atlantic History", in comparison with other historiographies, and make observations with respect to its potential to open up new lines of research into Brazilian colonial history.
Historiography; Luso-Afro-Brazilian Atlantic; Atlantic History