What does the past teach?

The narratives constructed by the Brazilian military dictatorship relied on different spaces and subjects as a way of establishing themselves. In this sense, hegemonic media was directly involved in practice dictatorship. However, narrative about is still dispute to objectives that were mobilized within certain events, which need be problematized. Thus, study aims investigate periodicals circulated between 1964 1985 city Arcoverde, countryside Pernambuco, during dictatorship, order understand how repression symbolic power press for its maintenance. We turn critique epistemological characteristic past time consider narration an examination linear historical time. results obtained indicate discourse organized favor ideological control forged dictatorial narrative, whether through explicit defense regime or subtle agency. reconstruction question can considered, even today, field dispute, interferes decisively construction memory has repercussions reproduction social imaginary congregates empty visions what meant Brazil Pernambuco. research, end, highlights narrate reflecting epistemic political strategy value minority history.