Resumen:
This text is presented as part of the research developed by the author in her master’s thesis in Memória e Acervos at the Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa (FCRB), still in progress. In it, it is possible to know a little more about the collection of cordel leaflets of this institution, as well as to obtain a differentiated look at the historical origin of this literature, opening space for reflections on the theme. The author believes that the writers of Brazilian cordel leaflets received the iberian literature as inspiration for the composition of something genuinely own, based on some authors who defend this idea, contrary to common sense. In this way, it is considered that the characteristic conditions of the Brazilian northeast provided a literature of this region. Through this text, it is also possible to observe the importance of cordel as a source of information and research for the various social strata and as Brazilian cultural heritage, which deserves to be preserved both in its form and in its content.
