“Goianobyl": O acidente radiológico do Césio-137 em Goiânia no ano de 1987 a partir do Correio Braziliense e sua contribuição para o ensino de história ambiental.

Abstract

From the 1970s onwards, environmental movements began to gain strength and space on the Western political scene, opening the way for a theoretical analysis of research that would allow a relationship between the environment and human history. In this way, Environmental History as a line of historiographical research arose with the intention of understanding the implications that the environment and the natural world can have on political, social or economic processes, always taking into account the non-human factor in this process. In this way, this article begins with the study of the atom and infinitely small particles, which have become objects of study and analysis since Greek Antiquity. In this context, the historic use of these atoms and particles for the manipulation of radioactive elements and the creation of nuclear technology is considered. From this context, this paper seeks to understand how the Cesium-137 radiological accident occurred in Goiânia - GO (1987), and especially how this accident was publicized and reported to Brazilian society at the time through the Correio Braziliense newspaper in October of the same year. To do this, the search for sources was carried out using the Hemeroteca Digital virtual platform, which has in its collection the editions needed to carry out the research. Finally, this work also sought to understand the ways in which History Teaching in Basic Education can approach the Cesium-137 radiological accident. Taking into account the importance of the subject for the history of Goiás, an educational debate is being built with the intention of ensuring that the subject is not confined to Natural Sciences subjects.