Uma leitura amazônica a partir de Judas Asvero, de Euelides da Cunha

Abstract

Euclides da Cunha organized the book A margemda Histiria from empirical observations on the Amazonian region. However, among the scientific texts, a literary one was found, calledJudasAsrero.It is about this literary text by Euclides da Cunha this article is about, revealing the thinking on the Amazon region. The intetion of disclosing Euclide's thought on Amazon region from a fictional work should not come as a surprise, as literature, very often, fills in the gaps left out by science. The Eucliclian thinking on the life in the rubber plantation will be here unfolded, putting forward his opinions on the activity of the rubber tapper caught up in a day of celebration Easter Saturday.