A “GRIPE ESPANHOLA” (1918-1919) NO BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE À LUZ DE PERIÓDICOS — IMPRENSA, REPRESENTAÇÕES E IMAGINÁRIO SOCIAL

Abstract

This study proposes an investigation of the Spanish Flu pandemic (1918-1919) in Brazil, with a specific focus on the first year of the health crisis, highlighting newspaper discourse, social reactions, and cultural representations of the pandemic. Based on bibliographical research combined with an analysis of widely circulated periodicals at the time, the study seeks to understand how press discourse contributed to the collective perception of the pandemic, as well as analyzing the measures adopted by authorities and the population's reactions to the health challenge. Embedded in the theoretical field of Cultural History, the methodological basis for this research will be Content Analysis, as systematized by Laurence Bardin, allowing for the identification of recurring categories in the sources and shedding light on how Brazilian society faced and represented this pandemic experience, a little over a century ago, marked by profound challenges.