The Bom Senhor Jesus dos Martírios church case and the documentary view of Alcir Lacerda about the city of Recife

Abstract

This article approaches the documentary view over the city of Recife, produced between 1960 and 1980, by the photographer Alcir Lacerda. The reflection’s motto, which directs the writing in the sense of historicizing the possibilities of visually portraying the city and perceive the photographer as a historical subject an eyewitness, is given by the photographs of the Bom Senhor Jesus dos Martírios church's desctruction and the debate in the political scene that took place at the time of this event. Finally, photography is discussed as an exercise of documenting and remembering.