Gazeta do Aracaju (1879-1888) : história e características de um periódico sergipano oitocentista

Abstract

It presents first a history of the emergence of the press throughout the nineteenth century, focusing on studies on printed matter in Brazil and in Sergipe, and especially the periodicals. In this sense, the objective was to investigate the creation and development of the Gazeta do Aracaju. To present historical-social aspects about typographic culture in Brazil. Situate Sergipe in the context of printed matter in the nineteenth century. Discuss about the creation and main characteristics of the newspaper A Gazeta do Aracaju, owned by Monseigneur and conservative Sergipe political leader Olympio Campos. This periodical was one of the most important and forceful information vehicles to circulate in the Province of Sergipe in the nineteenth century, titling itself as a political and news newspaper. Nevertheless, a combative partisan newspaper was constituted that reunited politicians and intellectuals sergipanos