This article examines some aspects of the touristic representation of Rio de Janeiro having the souvenirs as support. It reflects upon the touristic image of the city as it appears in the objects considered to be typically ...

The conquest of territorial space has played an imp ortant role in the construction of a national identity in Brazil. The article discusses the different meanings that have been assigned to the term sertão within Brazilian ...

What we know as 'social thought' has always played a central role in social sciences as it has been practiced in Brazil. Recent researches in this field have been trying to articulate its analysis of the essayist tradition ...