A elite cearense sob a ótica do colunista social Lúcio Brasileiro

Abstract

This study analyzes the elites of Ceará from the perspective of the social columnist Lúcio Brasileiro in his first decade of activity (1955-1965), a time popularly known as the “golden years”. For this purpose, all the journals where the columnist worked were analyzed - – Gazeta de Notícias, O Jornal, jornal O Povo, Correios do Ceará, O Unitário e O Estado, os livros escritos sobre ele, como também os por ele lançado: Até Agora (2005), Assim Falava Paco... (2007), Pela Sociedade (2008), Longe de Dizer Adeus (2009) e 500 de Contos de Réis – Jubileu de Esmeraldas (2011) – its radio and TV programs, as well as interviews granted by the chronicler. It appears that their production of narratives is associated with the maintenance of elite interests. It is concluded that the social chronicles, far from representing only a low- level or politically uncompromised narrative, reverberates the entire current power structure, a mix of symbolic and economic capitals. We realize that Ceará's elite is a relatively cohesive group, which shares the same values, having used the chronicler's discourse as an element of legitimation.