The "diverse instruction" that Herculano mentioned was outlined in article 47 of the society’s articles of association, detailing the subjects to be covered in the newspaper: national and foreign history, monuments and antiquities, geography, biographies (of military figures, clergy, and others), literature, law, economics, commerce, technological developments in industry and agriculture, and basic hygiene, among other topics. The name of the newspaper reflected its intended synthesis. The newspaper continued the tradition of certain aspects of 18th-century Enlightenment thought. Its encyclopaedic nature was evident, a trait shared by several periodicals of the same era, such as the Arquivo Popular [Popular Archive] (1837), the Arquivo Pitoresco [Picturesque Archive] (1857), or the Arquivo Universal [Universal Archive] (1859).

As previously noted, education—or its dissemination—became the central premise of the newspaper. This theme was revisited multiple times throughout its publication, not just in the "Introduction" of the first issue but also in articles like " Instrução popular " [Popular education], Issue 5, p. 36; "Da educação intelectual" [Regarding intellectual education], Issue 27, p. 214, 1837). It was this element, though not exclusively, that exposed a cultural shift that had started with the dawn of liberalism: Romanticism. Education, although not the sole focus, revealed a broader cultural shift that began with the advent of liberalism: Romanticism. While Almeida Garrett is often credited with introducing this new style to Portuguese literature through works like Camões (1825) and D. Branca (1826), Romanticism was only fully consolidated by the mid-1830s. The Romantic intellectual, particularly in the early phase of the movement, saw himself as an educator, influenced by experiences of exile. He advocated for education as a tool to promote a new model of progress and to help construct a reimagined society (F. Catroga, "Romantismo, literatura e história" [Romanticism, literature, and history], p. 545). In later decades (from the 1870s onwards), the emphasis on education re-emerged as a strategy for social development, albeit in different forms. Nonetheless, the Romantic movement's educational vision placed significant emphasis on the dissemination and evocation of the past, cultivating a reverence for it. This focus helped to shape a new national identity during a critical period of nation-state formation. Such an approach was one of the defining characteristics of this cultural movement (L. R. Torgal, História da História em Portugal , p. 39) and a key feature of the content published in Panorama . This is why O Panorama is widely regarded as a significant milestone in the Romantic cultural movement. It is often considered one of the first truly Romantic newspapers—if not the first—and played an invaluable role in promoting the movement (J. Tengarrinha, Nova história da imprensa em Portugal [New History of the Press in Portugal], p. 558).

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