The New History of Brazil
Date: 1960s
Region: South America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Textbook
Artist: The Superior Institute of Brazilian Studies (ISEB)
Confronting Bodies: Brazilian government
Dates of Action: 1960s
Location: Brazil
Description of Artwork: The ISEB prepared a set of history textbooks called The New History of Brazil that looked at Brazilan history from the perspective of the emancipation of its citizens as an "alternative history."
The Incident: The Brazilian military government that had recently taken control accused the texts of teaching Marxism and inaccuracy. The ISEB's offices were burglarized and material for the books was stolen. The Editora Brasiliense agreed to publish the books, however, before publication they were siezed.
Results of Incident: The authors of the texts were arrested and sent to exile. Grants for historians were severely cut in Brazil.
Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones
