THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEOMORPHOLOGY IN BRAZIL

The purpose of this study is to conduct a historical and epistemological study on the development of geomorphology in Brazil, from the notion of paradigm Thomas Kuhn (Kuhn, 1992) Early days, when there is a strong link with the theory davisiana. B) Break Epistemological 1950s, he began to incorporate the theory of pediplanacao Lester King, highlighting the work of Aziz Ab 'Saber, John Joseph Bigarella, Maria Regina Mousinho and Fernando Flavio Marques de Almeida. C) Environmental Issues. Marked by strong integration of general systems theory and design influenced by Geosystems, mainly developed by Georges Bertrand. D) Current Phase: marked by the deepening of environmental issues such as urban, with the development of methods of study. There is a growing number of studies morphotectonics when the neotectonic becomes an important component of geomorphological studies. Another major holding is a growing concern about the geochemistry, emphasizing the theory of etchplanacao reasons is that new regional geomorphology studies in Brazil and making it possible to review the timing of the planing surfaces that were set in phase B, the epistemological break.