Elementos formadores do imaginário sobre o japonês no Brasil

Abstract

Based on the analysis of texts and illustrations published in the magazines O Malho and Revista da Semana between 1903 and 1908, this article aims to present how the discussions related to the oriental immigrants in Brazil were constructed/deconstructed. We intend to focus on the plurality of these discourses, comparing them, besides identifying the stereotypes linked to the objective of stigmatizing, first, the Chinese (chim), and then the Japanese people.