Manoel Bomfim: sentidos da revolução

Abstract

The present study presents reflections on the problems of colonialism in Latin American social formation, especially in Brazil, from the Brazilian social thought. As a source of analysis, we sought interpreters of verve admittedly radical, politically revolutionary, who defend a deep break with the colonial heritage within their emancipatory projects. The focus on Brazilian society brought to research different authors and understandings of Brazil and revolution, among them Manoel Bomfim (1868 - 1932), selected as object of analysis from his works Latin America: evils of origin (1905), Brazil in America (1929), Brazil in History (1930) and Brazil Nation (1931). In these works, the different movements of historical interpretation and political significance that the author traces to think revolution in Brazil were identified. The critical vein of Bomfim in relation to the ruling classes allowed the author to list and categorize recurring reactionary aspects in the processes of rupture and transition of the Brazilian state and to trace possibilities of expansion of democracy and social justice through a "utopian" project.