Public spaces for scientific vulgarization in the imperial capital (1870-1889)
Abstract
In Rio de Janeiro, capital of the Brazilian Empire, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, conferences and public courses took place. They became part of the city’s daily routine. Therefore the aim of this paper is to analyze three groups of conferences: the Popular Conferences of Glória, the National Museum public courses and the “Miscellaneous” conferences, that did not belong to other categories. Initially the operation dynamics of these events are presented; subsequently the presentations related to subjects like science are analyzed and, finally, a discussion will be undertaken about the spaces mentioned before as places for the literate and scientific sociability.
Keywords: public conferences, science, sociability.
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