This article aims at discussing how Machado de Assis intends to revealsthrough his literature some subtleness in Brazilian society about at the end of the 19th century. Through his literature building the author undress the human behavior,showing – perspicaciously – characteristic traces of our society like the distinctionbetween “individual” and “persons”, the form veneration and the Patrimonialism thatis present in public life. Therefore, Machado makes us think about behavior traces ofour society that roots in our past and continues along time, coloring our social life andbeing present in our quotidian.Este artigo pretende discutir como Machado de Assis revela em sua literatura algumas sutilizes da sociedade brasileira do final do século ...