“In the arena of periodicals writers gladiators”: the Capmaker Priest and the political argumentation in Pernambuco (1831-1833)

Abstract

The objective of the present work is analyses the writing of Miguel do Sacramento Lopes Gama in the two first publication years of thenewspaper O Carapuceiro, between 1832 and 1833, inserting thatperiodical in the political discussion that was ocurring in Pernambucoafter the Emperor renunciation at april, 7th, 1831. We want to analyze the political formulations of these newspaper, and propose that the emphasis in constitute “um periódico sempre moral” (an always moral paper) was essential for the affirmation of Lopes Gama, and his ideas, in the political scene of Pernambuco province.