Abstract:We are commemorating the 500 years, which have past since the discovery of Brazil. I confess, I felt delighted when I saw the 'Letter of Discovery' in which Pero Vaz de Caminha, on the 1 st of May 1500, tells D. Manuel, King of Portugal, about the discovery of the new territory. The objective of this brief introduction is to emphasize the importance of communication in the History of Humanity, from the rudimentary printing press of Gutemberg, to the modern press, the telegraph, telephone, radio and television,… Show more
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