Alberto Torres
Alberto Torres (Itaboraí, 1885 - Rio De Janeiro State, 1917) was a politician and a Brazilian social thinker who was concerned about national unity and the organization of the societ of Brazil.
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Born | 26 November 1865 Itaboraí, Brazil |
Died | 29 March 1917 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
In his work, he opposed the ideas of socialism and individualism as incompatible to the Brazilian reality and believed them to be responsible for the disintegation of dociety. He believed that objectively understanding Brazilian society is necessary to know its needs and to present pragmatic changes to it.
To do so, a strong state must lead changes.
His ideas were very much in use during Brazilian Revolution of 1930 and the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état.
Works
- O problema nacional brasileiro
- A organização nacional
- As fontes da vida no Brasil, 1915
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References
- REZENDE, Maria José de. Organização, coordenação e mudança social em Alberto Torres. Estudos de Sociologia, n. 8, 1º sem. 2000.
- SOUZA, Ricardo Luiz de. Nacionalismo e autoritarismo em Alberto Torres. In: Sociologias, no. 13, 2005, pp. 302–323.
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