The issue of Italian immigration to Brazil is now a field of reflexion and an area of study well developed, especially if we consider historical and sociological research. However, when we turn to literary studies, the situation is quite different. The Author prefers in this paper the approximation between publications of different nature, 'Anarquistas', 'graças' a 'Deus', 'Brás', 'Bexiga' e 'Barra Funda' and a book of photographs, 'Retratos imigrantes'.