“Deixo à sanha dos meus inimigos o legado da minha morte” : o suicídio de Getúlio Vargas sobre a ótica do jornal “Última Hora” e “A Tarde”

Abstract

The present work intends to analyze the news linked in print, regarding the suicide of Getúlio Vargas, from the newspapers “A Tarde” (BA) and “Última hora.” The main objective is to understand from the covers of the aforementioned periodicals how they reported what happened and what speeches were present in these productions. For this approach, we highlight studies that point to the use of the press as a historical source, in addition to academic works and bibliographic references that seek to analyze its relationship with Getúlio Vargas.