(Im)perfect pasts. Or a Sérgio Buarque's portrayal on the Brazilian empire in AmericaThis article addresses the editorial and historiographical innovations that were proposed by the collection General History of the Brazilian Civilization (HGCB in Portuguese), under the direction of Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, from 1960 to 1972. Its main focus are the changes that allowed for a broader approach of the Brazilian Empire topic under an optic which incorporated it into the Latin-American historiography. By treating the Empire under the perspective which disqualified the chronological milestones which instituted it, Sérgio Buarque considers as an exclusive element of Brazilian historiography on America, the existence of a XIX century monarchy, in such way as to integrate this into the discussions about the continent.
Keywords:
HGCB; Collections; Brazilian Monarchy; Sérgio Buarque de Holanda