A Ditadura Militar e seus impactos no ensino nacional de Geografia: análise crítica do livro didático 'O Brasil Regional’

Abstract

The Military Dictatorship in Brazil occurred between the years 1964 and 1985 and was marked by a period of repression and censorship. During this time, one of the most impacted sectors was education, which underwent significant changes through a series of public policies and educational reforms. Brazilian education was subjected to censorship mechanisms that directed teaching toward the diffusion of the regime’s ideologies, limiting critical thinking and reinforcing values that aligned with the interests of those in power. In this context, the textbook became an essential tool for disseminating government ideas, serving as an instrument of indoctrination and ideological control. Geography textbooks, in particular, underwent drastic transformations, excluding narratives that diverged from the official view and emphasizing aspects that favored the government's interests. Given this, the present study aims to conduct a critical analysis of the textbook from the “Área de Estudos Sociais” (Area of Social Studies), titled “O Brasil Regional” (The Regional Brazil) authored by David Márcio Santos Rodrigues, intended for the 6th grade of primary school (students around 11 years old), published in 1974. The research seeks to understand how this material reflected the influence of the dictatorship on geographic education and how its content shaped the worldview of students during that period.