Public Archive launches virtual exhibition on Pará's Adherence to Independence

The State Public Archive will open, next Friday (15), the exhibition "The Adherence of Pará to the Independence of Brazil: Records from the Public Archive." The exhibition, which takes place virtually, presents documents produced before and after the adherence, allowing the public to learn about the behind-the-scenes of one of the most significant moments in regional history.

This is the second time the Archive has held a virtual exhibition. The first took place in June of this year. The idea of promoting a virtual exhibition arose with the aim of encouraging access to the documents present in the Archive, which is currently closed due to renovations in the space.

On the Secult website, the public will be able to check the digitized documents and their respective transcriptions to facilitate reading. The exhibition will be available until August 31.

According to the Archive's director, Leonardo Torii, the proposal is to "contextualize this event so important for the history of our region for a very varied audience." He explains that, through the records present in the Archive, it will be possible to "visualize all the plots, the negotiations, the dramas of various authorities, with other authorities of the kingdom of Portugal and authorities of the kingdom of Brazil."

The initiative also aims to broaden access to information, as the exhibition occurs online. "The idea is to democratize information through this virtual exhibition, since the archive is closed," adds Torii.

In 2025, the Public Archive of Pará completed 124 years of history, with a collection of 4 million documents dated from different historical periods of the state and Brazil. Among iconographies, static data, police inquiries, among others, the facility, managed by the State Department of Culture (Secult), represents the history and legacy of a civilization.

Text by Painah Silva / Ascom Secult

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