Brasil Império como revolução passiva: uma análise gramsciana da formação, consolidação e desagregação do Estado

Renato Brito  Gomes

doi:10.19180/1809-2667.v28n32026.23669

The Brazilian Empire as a passive revolution: a Gramscian analysis of the formation, consolidation, and disintegration of the State

Authors

Renato de Brito Gomes https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3978-8999

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v28n32026.23669

Keywords:

Brazilian Empire, passive revolution, Independence, conservative hegemony

Abstract

The article analyzes the historical process initiated with Independence and the formation, consolidation, and disintegration of the Brazilian Empire based on the Gramscian category of passive revolution. It argues that the constitution of the imperial state can be interpreted as a particular form of passive revolution, marked by the combination of political modernization and restoration of colonial society, particularly slavery. To this end, it mobilizes a reading of the Italian Risorgimento, highlighting its main groupings and the dynamics of passive revolution, aiming to establish connections for the analysis of the Brazilian case. It argues that Independence inaugurated a process of long passive revolution, subsequently consolidated under conservative hegemony and progressively disaggregated throughout the crisis of the Empire. Finally, the article identifies analogies and differences between the Brazilian and Italian cases, aiming to contribute to the nationalization of the category of passive revolution.

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Author Biography

Renato de Brito Gomes

Economista e Mestre em Serviço Social (UFRJ). Doutorando (Serviço Social) na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) – Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Brasil. E-mail: renatobritogomes@gmail.com.

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Published

20-10-2026

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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2026): Sept./Dec. (under construction)

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GOMES, Renato Brito. The Brazilian Empire as a passive revolution: a Gramscian analysis of the formation, consolidation, and disintegration of the State. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 28, n. 3, p. e28323669, 2026. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v28n32026.23669. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/23669.. Acesso em: 24 oct. 2026.