French-brazilian Geography: The Influence Of French Geography In Brazil

SPRINGER BRIEFS IN LATIN AMERIC AN STUDIES José Borzacchiello da Silva French-Brazilian Geography The Influence of French Geography in Brazil SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies Series editors Jorge Rabassa, Ushuaia, Argentina Eustogio Wanderley Correia Dantas, Fortaleza, Brazil Andrew Sluyter, Baton Rouge, USA More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14332 José Borzacchiello da Silva French-Brazilian Geography The Influence of French Geography in Brazil 123 José Borzacchiello da Silva Universidade Federal do Ceará Fortaleza, Ceará Brazil ISSN 2366-763X ISSN 2366-7648 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies ISBN 978-3-319-31022-0 ISBN 978-3-319-31023-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31023-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935586 The work was first published in 2012 by Edições UFC with the following title: “França e a Escola Brasileira de Geografia: verso e reverso”, ISBN: 978-85-7282-512-2. © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland Foreword In 1998 Brazil was the honored guest country at the International Book Fair in Paris, and one of the round tables that was organized on this occasion by the Syndicat National de L’Édition, of which I had the honor of participating, was entitled “the eventful journey of love in the relationship between France and Brazil.” It seems that this title could also be applied to this book by José Borzacchiello da Silva about the relationship between French and Brazilian geography, as evidenced in the words that he uses to describe the phases in this relationship: “approximations”, “distancing”, “exclusivities”, “ruptures”. There is actually much kindness and even much passion, at times disappointed, in the long history of this couple which inevitably has had its ups and downs. José Borzacchiello da Silva discusses these phases in detail, offering a unique periodization in which the founding of USP in 1934 and the UGI congress in