French-Brazilian Geography: The Influence of French Geography in Brazil
The introduction emphasizes the analysis of French geography, starting from the discussion of its theoretical presuppositions as a science, and the strong activity of French geographers in a constant search for legitimacy in relation to other fields of knowledge. It accepts the existence of a French school of geography and evidences the importance that French geography has acquired in the world, especially in Brazil. It singles out the events which strongly marked the influence of French geography in Brazil and recognizes different phases in its trajectory in Brazil, among them those of closer proximity and those of ruptures.