Illustrated magazines in 19th century Brazil and the publication of prints from wood printing

Abstract

In the 19th century, there was a widespread dissemination of illustrated magazines that featured scenes from everyday life, events, portraits of famous people, and also disseminated art. To make this possible, there were advances in woodcut and lithography techniques. In Brazil, studies of illustrated prints predominated, often featuring criticism of the government and society of the time through lithographed images. However, there were other titles that featured images from abroad that used woodcut in their manufacturing process. This circulation was only possible thanks to the advances in technology in the 19th century, which shortened the physical and cultural distances between nations, and to the efforts of, for the most part, immigrants who ventured into the Brazilian publishing market.