History, memory and power. The Brazilian Integralist Action and the mystified reconstruction of past and present

Authors

  • Natalia Reis Cruz Universidade Federal Fluminense

Abstract

Th e paper discusses the discourse of the three main leaders of the Brazilian Integralist Action, i.e. Plínio Salgado, Miguel Reale and Gustavo Barroso, highlighting the construction of a mythic memory of the Brazilian colonial past and the creation of a negative image of the recent past - beginning with Brazil’s independence - for the purpose of legitimizing the organization of society proposed by Integralism.

Key words: memory, myth, power.

Author Biography

Natalia Reis Cruz, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Prof.ª Adjunto II  da Universidade Federal Fluminense/pólo Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

Departamento de Fundamentos das Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional

Área: História Contemporânea e História do Brasil República

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Published

2012-05-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2012): May/August

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