A repercussão do suicídio de Getúlio Vargas nas páginas de Combate: uma abordagem do pleito de 1950 até o suicídio em 1954

Abstract

The national political history has been written through the Press since its official implantation in Brazil, brought by the court in 1808, when the range of possibilities is opened before the study of history through the periodicals one perceives a flexibilization and diversification of the historical source, the History is written daily by man of its various forms and methods the press is one more of these forms, provided to us by the movement of the annales school. The political history of Brazil nationally and mainly local history is translated and counted in all forms and with diverse sources. The period of the 1950s is a time of change within the national scenario and in the Maranhão scenario, Vargas stands as the most emblematic figure of this period due mainly to the way he remained in power during the dictatorial period as well as the milestone of his Return by direct vote, as well as his demoralization during his second government.