Através do Atlântico: a repercussão jornalística da primeira travessia aérea do Atlântico Sul Lisboa-Rio de Janeiro nas páginas dos periódicos brasileiros e portugueses (1922)

Abstract

The study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the journalistic coverage of the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, carried out between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro in 1922 and publicized by the major Brazilian and Portuguese periodicals of the time. To this end, newspapers and illustrated magazines with wide circulation in the capitals of Brazil and Portugal were selected, such as Revista da Semana, Diário de Lisboa, O Paiz, Correio da Manhã, A Capital, and Seara Nova. The research will focus on the comparative analysis of the discourses present in the articles and sections of these outlets, as well as the photographs and illustrations related to the event. Based on a comparative methodological approach, the study will then investigate how the colonial past of both nations was recalled and presented in the reports and visual representations produced to inform readers about the crossing. The central hypothesis is that, for the Portuguese periodicals, the crossing was represented as a symbol of national unification, whereas in Brazil it was interpreted as a prelude to the celebrations of the centenary of independence. The examination of the collected material will be guided by the theoretical principles of Histoire Croisée, proposed by Michael Werner and Bénédicte Zimmermann (2003), with the aim of understanding the reciprocal influences and points of convergence/divergence in transatlantic journalistic narratives. The analysis of the photographs will be grounded in the methodological assumptions of Ana Maria Mauad, drawing on the concepts of image/document and image/monument (2008).