Teresina: A capital sonhada do Brasil Oitocentista

Abstract

The rise of the city of Teresina was the result of political and economic interests demanding modernity and development for the State of Piaui. The city comprises many features of a truly modern project in its configuration, expressing explicit aspirations for a discourse on "progress". Transportation is one of the pillars of its conception, and it contributed to the formation of a specific standard of urban life. These developments made their mark on the processes of "expansion", "modernization" and "progress", in other words: its historical dimension.