This work seeks to understand the transformation in the interpretation of the Brazilian nation
and the State between the 1920s and the 1950s. The transition from an anti-regionalist
conception to a perspective centered on national developmentalism marks a crucial turning
point in this period. The central aim is to comprehend the processes and circumstances that
gave rise to this shift by analyzing the ontologies of development in the formation of the
Brazilian republican State. Composed of two chapters, the study explores the ontologies of
the ideas of Brazil, the State, and development, seeking to foster dialogue rather than provide
definitive answers, thereby encouraging multidisciplinary reflection on political and
economic thought. In the first chapter, titled "Ontologies of the State and the Idea of
Development," the philosophical roots of ontology are examined alongside the
phenomenological context and variables that influenced the construction of thought models
responsible for reflections on the "being" of the State and its crucial role in shaping the ideas
of development. The second chapter, "Ontologies of Brazilian Political and Social Thought,"
presents an overview of different perspectives on Brazil as a managing State and productive
space. By discussing developmentalism in the Brazilian context, the study explores the
emergence of the concept and the influence of economic and social debates preceding the
1950s, a period when the economic school of thought and developmentalism were
consolidated. This work introduces ontological analysis into the understanding of
development, emphasizing the hermeneutic and interpretative approach adopted to examine
the sources that contributed to the social construction of the concept of development and its
state-driven practice.
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