ABSTRACT
It was Hercule Florence who introduced the printing press in Campinas. According to Benedito Octavio, “in 1836 Hercule Florence goes to the country’s capital and, thanks to Álvares Machado, whose parliamentary activities held him in the city, he purchases a complete typography at the price of 800$000 (800,000 Reis), a true bargain.” Joluma Brito points out that Florence requested a license to establish a printing house in the city from the City Council which was approved on December 10th, 1838. The establishment was set at the Villa’s Main Church Square. The 1842 revolt followed the fall of the liberal cabinet and questioned the Conservative Party’s raise to power. The liberal movement spread across São Paulo and Minas Gerais Provinces, where the new presidents were nominated.
