Brazilian History textbooks approaches about Brazil’s presence in the Latin American Southern Cone, in the nineteenth century

Abstract:

This search aimed at identifying and characterize the Brazilian History textbooks regarding the Brazilian presence in the platinum region, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Thirteen textbooks from different temporalities were selected, which comprehend a period from 1886 to 1999. The books selection observed some the criteria, such as having several editions, their adoption by elementary school networks, and the social-institutional position of the authors. The source analysis was done by the content analysis technique. Three groups of authors were characterized, with different concepts. Furthermore, some permanencies on the narratives of the analyzed textbooks were observed, such as the Brazilian Imperium guaranteeing the independency of Uruguay.

Keywords:
brazilian imperialism; Platinum America; history textbooks