Phase I of the Brazilian Journal began in 1857, but one could say there was a Phase Zero, initiated in 1855. Many years later, Phase VIII commenced in the first quarter of 2012 under the direction of Marco Lucchesi.
A complete collection of the Revista Brasileira is housed at the Archive-Museum of Brazilian Literature of the Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation, which organized and published the index of the Revista Brasileira's first six phases. A microfilmed collection is also available at the Information and Documentation Division of the National Library.
This is the April/May/June 2017 edition.