Portraits of Contemporary Brazil: photographic practices in the 19th and 20th centuries

The article follows the paths of photographic practices in Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries and the centrality of photography in the country’s visual culture. The text emphasizes photographic portraits and landscapes as the most valued images in the 19th century, whereas in the 20th century it...

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Main Authors: Marcos Felipe DE BRUM LOPES, Ana Maria MAUAD, Mariana MUAZE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2017-10-01
Series:Revista de Estudios Brasileños
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2386-4540/article/view/19912
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Summary:The article follows the paths of photographic practices in Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries and the centrality of photography in the country’s visual culture. The text emphasizes photographic portraits and landscapes as the most valued images in the 19th century, whereas in the 20th century it focuses on the production of public photography, in particular press photography and photography from state agencies. Our aim is to offer an encyclopedic structure which consolidates, in each of its parts and sub-parts, historical information based on original research and up-to-date historiographical references concerning the debates about photography and society in contemporary Brazil.
ISSN:2386-4540