O corpo também é um agente político: a resistência à Ditadura Civil Militar através do filme Tatuagem

Abstract

The article proposes a brief discussion on Cinema and History seeking to perceive this object as a source of research for the construction of historical knowledge and its potential to explore various themes in historiography. In the second part, we will discuss the issue of homosexuality in the period of the Brazilian Military Civil Dictatorship (1964-1985). Using as the main source, to elucidate this subject, the film Tattoo made by director Hilton Lacerda will be used. With the perspective that the regime installed in Brazil with the coup of 64 was repressive not only in the political sphere, but also in the social field and that sought to curtail both gender and sexual freedoms, we will seek through the audiovisual material chosen to address some issues in which the characters in resisting the government explore these themes. In addition to this audiovisual material, we will bring some studies that are also dedicated to thinking about the problem of the Brazilian dictatorship that sought to maintain a conservative morality among citizens.