Visualising Brazil in the 19th century

VISUALIZING BRAZIL IN
THE 19TH CENTURY

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VISUALIZING BRAZIL IN 19th CENTURY
Imperial Rio de Janeiro:
The visualization of Brazil began from the session of Rio de Janeiro wherein colonial city
was replaced with Lisbon which become capital of Portuguese empire. During the period of
1808-1821 the boundaries of the city started expanding (Bicalho and Schiavinatto, 2021). Urban
economy grew and started diversified. Here modernity with respect to newness along with
understanding of the historical time began. Under this aspect newness also occurred with respect
to modernity in the economic, social, political as well as cultural changes. With the aspect of
modernization, people's life started changing under which a new phase with respect to modern
time began.
With the aspect of Rostow's theory modernization began with a single move towards the
path of newness which will lead to bring positive changes, beneficial and relative less painful
changes. With this aspect every aspect including power, labour, communication, transportation
and various others started developing. The concept of modernity implemented with the aspect of
space as well as time. Colonization in Europe occurred in various different phases which was
being experienced by different people in different manner (Shodipe, 2020). However, the major
change occur when European encountered Asia, America, Africa and Ocenia. With the aspect of
colonization a new world is being created. With this aspect the entire Europe is reshaped.
Early 19th Century and development towards modernization:
Under this visual archive with regard to Brazil is produced with the French artist Jean
Baptiste Debret. When Napoleon falls, Debret travelled to Rio de Janeiro in 1816 with the aim of
founding a career as court printer which later become the founder of Brazalian academy of Arts.
Along with court painting, Debret also started recording the life of Rio de Janeiro ( Valle, 2020).
As per its recording the movement of Rio de Janeiro from colonial to imperial city can be made
noticed that how changes and modernization occur in Rio de Janeiro and how various aspect
including lifestyle and industrial and other activities get evolved.
In addition, of this Debret in its book Historic and Picturesque Voyage to Brazil, also
depict the visual image of Rio de Janeiro that in 1820 where a slave life with respect to the
people of Rio de Janeiro was living and with the aspect of modernization, movement, growth
and newness with respect to every aspect of the country is being noticed and visualized. Debret