A aventura sociológica de Florestan Fernandes

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abstract – The aim of the article is to analyze the sociological contribution of Florestan Fernandes from different perspectives: understanding the reasons that explain the vast critical fortune that exists on his work and trajectory; the analytical scope of his reflections on the constitution of the bourgeois revolution in Brazil; and the connections between race relations, prejudice, and the structuring of Brazilian modernization. Finally, this essay draws inferences between the studies about the trajectory and work of Brazil's greatest sociologist and the problems of the present time, highlighting the role of intellectuals.