Abstract:
This paper aims to map the construction of the Rio de Janeiro in the nineteenth century travel literature. Starting by the analysis of what are the travel accounts and how such descriptions allow the formulation of a certain idea of Brazil that began to circulate in the Atlantic World, I intend to scan which image of the Rio de Janeiro was built in the narratives of those foreigners. For this, I tried to leave the quotes "speak for themselves", other words, I tried to restore the voice to these individuals, with the expectation to rebuild - even partially - and question what foreign travelers, after all, had to say about the events that they were involved.
Palavras-chave:
literatura de viagem; Rio de Janeiro; século XIX