The aim of this study is to demonstrate that Mario de Andrade describes the landscape in a singular way in the first part of his book O turista aprendiz (The Apprentice Tourist) (1927- 1943). The literary landscape that constitutes this work of the harlequin author is based on the (anti)traveler narrator's dialogue with other kinds of art. These different artistic perspectives, standards and processes are combined and provide a narrative-descriptive depth to the authors travel journal. A detailed study of three large pictures of Mario de Andrades Amazonic journal Foz do Amazonas, Vitória-régia and Alvorada is developed in this thesis. The analysis provided unveils the intricate way chosen by the modernist author to compose the landscape, mainly motivated by the critical rereading of literary and scientific writings of the Romantic Tradition.