In the book, Ana Maria Mauad, associate professor at the History Department of Federal Fluminense University, reflects on the symbolism and timeless character of the images: The world we get to know with those images traverses time, uniting past and present – the "Rio de Janeiros" of Machado de Assis, of the conflict, of the pacification, of the life of common people in their fascinating exceptionalities.
В книге Ана Мария Маунд, доцент Федерального Университета Флуминенсе, факультета истории, говорит о символичном и вневременном характере снимков: