Ferreira, João Pedro Rosa2020-11-182020-11-182020-011984-9036PURE: 19831824PURE UUID: 0f01e438-3077-4974-ad23-ca9fc796e4ceORCID: /0000-0003-0860-2471/work/83618923http://hdl.handle.net/10362/107343UIDB/04666/2020 UIDP/04666/2020The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of humorous processes on the emergence of modern Portugal. The research also looks into the role of humor in the building of public opinion, and intends to discern the place of humor in the development of printed communication in Portugal during the transition from Absolutism to the Liberal state and to grasp the social and political contradictions of humor in that period.16252725porHistory of reading and publishingPeriodical pressHumor studiesHistorySDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutionsjournal article10.22228/rt-f.v13i1.1055http://ppghis.com/territorios&fronteiras/index.php/v03n02/article/view/1055