A pandemia de influenza de 1918 em Ponta Grossa, Paraná

The 1918 influenza pandemics reached global proportions, becoming one of the greatest catastrophes in modern history, intensified by the social transformations resulting from increasing globalization and the context of the First World War. This article analyzes the impacts of the influenza epidemic, also known as the Spanish flu, on the local context of the city of Ponta Grossa, in the state of Paraná. The investigation is based on representations conveyed by the Paraná press during the epidemic period, considering them as primary sources for reconstructing the social experiences of that time. The methodology adopted is evidential paradigm, aiming to understand, through local and regional manifestations, the perceptions, coping strategies, and difficulties faced in the face of the human and social losses caused by the 1918 pandemics.