Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
BRASILEIRO
RESUMO
(VWHDUWLJRWUD]RVUHVXOWDGRVGHXPOHYDQWDPHQWRDUHVSHLWRGDVIRUPDVHSURFHGLPHQWRVGDSHV-
TXLVDHGRHQVLQRGH&LrQFLDVQR%UDVLOGXUDQWHR3HUtRGR&RORQLDO±$WUDYpVGHXP
HVWXGR ELEOLRJUi¿FR H KLVWRULRJUi¿FR IRUDP LQYHVWLJDGRV RV PRYLPHQWRV UHODWLYRV jV DWLYLGDGHV
FLHQWt¿FDVGHVWHWHPSR)RLFRQVWDWDGRTXHQHVWDpSRFDDLQVWUXomRHDSHVTXLVDFLHQWt¿FDQmRHUDP
incentivados pela Coroa e, por isso, estes procedimentos de investigação e de educação eram não
VyLQFLSLHQWHVPDVWDPEpPGHVSUH]DGRVHGHVHVWLPXODGRV$SHVDUGLVVRDOJXQVHVFDVVRVHSLVyGLRV
foram registrados nesta época comandados por parcos visionários que se aventuraram na tentativa
GHID]HUFLrQFLDVHPWHUUDVWXSLQLTXLQV
INTRODUÇÃO
Como foi que as ciências, de modo geral, foram conduzidas nos primeiros séculos de nosso
país, enquanto ainda éramos colônia de Portugal? Para tentar responder a essa pergunta, é neces-
sário percorrer os acontecimentos relacionados ao ensino e à pesquisa ocorridos nestes primeiros
DQRVGDFXUWDKLVWyULDGHQRVVRSDtV&RQVLGHUDQGRTXHRWHPSRGHH[LVWrQFLDGR%UDVLOFRPHFH
DVHUFRQWDGRDSDUWLUGDFKHJDGDGH3HGURÈOYDUHV&DEUDOQRVVRSDtVSRGHVHUFRQVLGHUDGRÄQRYR୨
WHQGRXPDQDUUDWLYDUHFHQWHTXDQGRFRPSDUDGRDR9HOKR0XQGReLQWHUHVVDQWHWDPEpPUHODWDU
TXHGRVSRXFRPDLVGHDQRVGHUHJLVWURR¿FLDOSUDWLFDPHQWHWUrVTXDUWRVIRUDPYLYLGRVVREUHR
GRPtQLRSRUWXJXrV(PUD]mRGLVVRRVFDPLQKRVGRHQVLQRHPQRVVRWHUULWyULRVHJXLUDPHPPXLWRV
PRPHQWRVRVSDVVRVHXURSHXV2VPRGHORVDSOLFDGRVHPQRVVRSDtVHUDPFRSLDGRVGHLQVWLWXLo}HV
DOpPPDUHQHPVHPSUHWUD]LDPERQVUHVXOWDGRV6HQGRDVVLPSRGHPRVGL]HUTXHQmRWLYHPRV
JUDQGHVGHVWDTXHVQDHGXFDomRSHORPHQRVDWpD3URFODPDomRGD5HS~EOLFD
(PUHODomRDRGHVHQYROYLPHQWRFLHQWt¿FRGR%UDVLOQmRID]PXLWRWHPSRTXHGHVSHUWDPRV
SDUDDiUHDFLHQWt¿FDHWHFQROyJLFD7RPDQGRRH[HPSORSDUWLFXODUGD)tVLFDpSRVVtYHOH[SRUTXH
RVHYHQWRVVLJQL¿FDWLYRVRFRUUHUDPDSHQDVQRV~OWLPRVDQRV$WLPLGH]FRPTXHDSHVTXLVDHR
HQVLQRGH&LrQFLDVIRUDPWUDWDGRVHPQRVVRWHUULWyULRpDWULEXtGDDRPRGRFRPRRSDtVIRLFRORQL]D-
GRHjVFDUDFWHUtVWLFDVGRSRYRFRORQL]DGRU$6RFLHGDGH%UDVLOHLUDGH)tVLFD6%)SRUH[HPSORID]
o seguinte entendimento sobre este tema:
>@DVFDXVDVGHVWHDWUDVRHVWmRLQWLPDPHQWHOLJDGDVjSROtWLFDFRORQLDOLPSRVWDSHODPHWUySROH
3RUWXJDOTXHIRLXPSDtVSDUWLFXODUPHQWHDWUDVDGRHPUHODomRDRSURJUHVVRFLHQWt¿FRHFXOWXUDO
GRUHVWRGD(XURSD62&,('$'(%5$6,/(,5$'()Ë6,&$S
(PRXWUDVSDODYUDVDSROtWLFDFLHQWt¿FDHHGXFDFLRQDOEUDVLOHLUDHUDIRUWHPHQWHUHVWULWDGHYLGR
aos interesses dos nossos colonizadores em manter o domínio sobre a colônia e, quando foi interes-
VDQWHTXHRSDtVSURJUHGLVVHRVPRGHORVSRUWXJXHVHVHUDPDQWLTXDGRVLQH¿FLHQWHVHXOWUDSDVVD-
GRV
'HVVDIRUPDHPQRVVRVSULPHLURVTXDWURFHQWRVDQRVDHGXFDomRIRLUXGLPHQWDUHQmRFRQ-
WRXFRPPDLRUHVSUHVWtJLRVRXLQFHQWLYRV$VSRXFDVLQVWLWXLo}HVHUDPGHVWLQDGDVjVHOLWHVHSULPD-
YDPSRUHQDOWHFHUXPDFXOWXUDHVVHQFLDOPHQWHKXPDQLVWDHPGHWULPHQWRGHXPDFXOWXUDFLHQWt¿FD
4XDQGRVXUJLUDPQRFXUUtFXORGD(GXFDomR6HFXQGiULDDV&LrQFLDV)tVLFDVTXHFRPSUHHQGLDD)tVLFD
HD4XtPLFDHUDPDERUGDGDVHPWHUPRVGHQRo}HVJHUDLV2FXSDYDPSRXFRPDLVGHGDFDUJD
horária total nos programas dos educandários do Império e não eram pré-requisitos para o ingresso
QRV&XUVRV6XSHULRUHV,PHUVRVHPXPDFXOWXUDHVFUDYRFUDWDRWUDEDOKRPDQXDOHUDGHSUHFLDGRH
QmRKDYLDDSHUVSHFWLYDGHXPDPDLRULQGXVWULDOL]DomRQRSDtV(VVHVIDWRUHVDX[LOLDYDPDQHJDomR
jSHVTXLVDHDRVWUDEDOKRVH[SHULPHQWDLVOLPLWDQGRjV&LrQFLDVDRHVWXGRDSHQDVGHQWURGRFDPSR
WHyULFRHUHVWULQJLQGRDVVLPRHVWDEHOHFLPHQWRGHXPD&LrQFLDEUDVLOHLUD025,&859(/2
A partir daqui, será feito um percurso detalhado sobre o modo como as Ciências foram con-
VLGHUDGDVGXUDQWHR3HUtRGR&RORQLDO%UDVLOHLUR
O BRASIL COLÔNIA
Os primeiros registros de ensino no Brasil estão diretamente relacionados à fundação da
&RPSDQKLD GH -HVXV LGHDOL]DGD SRU ,QiFLR GH /R\ROD HP DJRVWR GH 6HXV PHPEURV HUDP
FRQKHFLGRVFRPR-HVXtWDVHVHXVREMHWLYRVSULQFLSDLVHUDPFDWHTXL]DUFULDQoDVHUHDOL]DUREUDVGH
FDULGDGH $ 2UGHP GRV -HVXtWDV HUD D UHVSRQViYHO SHOD HGXFDomR WDQWR HP 3RUWXJDO TXDQWR HP
WRGDVDVVXDVFRO{QLDV(PMXQWDPHQWHFRPRSULPHLUR*RYHUQDGRU*HUDO7RPpGH6RX]DD
&RPSDQKLDGH-HVXVFKHJDDR%UDVLOUHSUHVHQWDGDSRUVHLV-HVXtWDV1mRGLVWDQWHGHVXDVLGHRORJLDV
RV-HVXtWDVWUDWDUDPGHLQLFLDURSURFHVVRGHHGXFDomRHPQRVVRSDtVTXHFRQVLVWLDQDWHQWDWLYD
GHHYDQJHOL]DUHKXPDQL]DURVtQGLRVEUDVLOHLURVFRPEDVHQDFXOWXUDHXURSHLD(PGHDEULOGH
RSDGUHMHVXtWD0DQRHOGD1yEUHJDLQDXJXURXDSULPHLUDGDVÄHVFKROODVGHOHHUHHVFUHYHU୨
QD%DKLD6HJXQGR&RUUHLDRVIXQGDPHQWRVGDVFLrQFLDVHUDPPtQLPRVFRQVLVWLQGRGHQR-
o}HVGHPDWHPiWLFDHUXGLPHQWRVGH)tVLFDDULVWRWpOLFD5, uma vez que os estudos superiores eram
SURLELGRVQD&RO{QLD(P3RUWXJDOHVVDVÄHVFKROODV୨HUDPHVSHFt¿FDVSDUDDOIDEHWL]DUHGRXWULQDU
DOJXQVVHPLQDULVWDVHRV¿OKRVGDQREUH]DSUHSDUDQGRRVSDUDQtYHLVPDLVHOHYDGRVQDVÄHVFKRODV
GHJUDPPDWLFD୨3DUDR%UDVLORUHL'-RmR,,,WLQKDFRPRREMHWLYRHQVLQDUDOJXQVMRYHQVDOHU
HVFUHYHUHUHFLWDUDGRXWULQDFULVWm$/0(,'$-Ò1,25'HVGHHVWDGDWDHSRUPDLVGX]HQWRV
DQRVWRGDDHGXFDomRQR%UDVLOHUDGHUHVSRQVDELOLGDGHGRVSDGUHVGD&RPSDQKLDGH-HVXV1mR
KDYLDQHVVDSURSRVWDTXDOTXHULQFHQWLYRDRHVWXGRGDVFLrQFLDV
8PD WHQWDWLYD GH SUHkPEXOR GR HQVLQR GH FLrQFLDV QR QRVVR SDtV RFRUUHX HP QR
SHUtRGR GD LQYDVmR KRODQGHVD 8PD HVTXDGUD GD &RPSDQKLD 1HHUODQGHVD GDV ËQGLDV 2FLGHQWDLV
OLGHUDGDSRU-RmR0DXUtFLRGH1DVVDXR&RQGHGH1DVVDXGHVHPEDUFRXQR%UDVLOFRPRREMHWLYR
GHFRQTXLVWDUWHUULWyULRHULTXH]DVGDUHJLmR1RUGHVWH$SyVHPEDWHVQDRIHQVLYDFRQWUDDVWURSDV
hispano-luso-brasileiras, Nassau restaurou engenhos visando restabelecer a produção de açúcar,
DOpPGHLQWURGX]LUPpWRGRVDSHUIHLoRDGRVGHFXOWLYRGDFDQDGHDo~FDUHGRIXPR'HFLGLXWUDQV-
formar a cidade de Recife numa capital moderna construindo, para isso, canais, diques, pontes, o
3DOiFLRGH)ULEXUJRHR3DOiFLRGD%RD9LVWDMDUGLPERWkQLFRMDUGLP]RROyJLFRXPPXVHXQDWXUDO
HXPREVHUYDWyULRDVWURQ{PLFR3RUVHUDGPLUDGRUGDVFLrQFLDVHGDVDUWHVWURX[HSDUDR%UDVLOXP
JUXSRGHHVWXGLRVRVSLQWRUHVSDLVDJLVWDVFDUWyJUDIRVDUWHVmRVYLGUDFHLURVHQWDOKDGRUHVHVFULWR-
UHVWHyORJRVHDUTXLWHWRV'HVWDFDVHQHVVHJUXSRRFLHQWLVWD:LOOHP3LVRTXHYHLRSDUDHVWXGDUDV
GRHQoDVWURSLFDLVHRDVWU{QRPRPDWHPiWLFRHQDWXUDOLVWDDOHPmR*HRUJ0DUFJUDI0DUFJUDIUHDOL-
]RXREVHUYDo}HVPHWHRUROyJLFDVHDVWURQ{PLFDVQDTXHOHTXHIRLHQWmRRSULPHLURREVHUYDWyULRGD
$PpULFDGR6XO)H]DGHVFULomRGHXPHFOLSVHVRODUHPHMXQWDPHQWHFRP3LVRSURGX]LUDPR
HVWXGR+LVWRULD1DWXUDOLV%UDVLOLDHFXMDFDSDSRGHVHUYLVXDOL]DGDQD¿JXUDDVHJXLU
2OLYURGH3LVRH0DUFJUDIIRLDSULPHLUDREUDGHFDUiWHUFLHQWt¿FRVREUHDIDXQDDÀRUDHD
JHRJUD¿DEUDVLOHLUD2YROXPHYHLRDVHUSXEOLFDGRVRPHQWHHPTXDWURDQRVDSyVDH[SXOVmR
GRVKRODQGHVHV&RPDPRUWHGH0DUFJUDIHP/XDQGDVXDREUDDFDERXVHQGRSHUGLGD6REUHLVVR
'HVDSDUHFHX DVVLP D FRQFUHWL]DomR GH XP HVERoR GH HQVLQR FLHQWt¿FR SRVVLYHOPHQWH GHULYDGR
GDDWLYLGDGHGHVVHVKRPHQVGHFLrQFLDRXPDLVSURSULDPHQWHGHXPHQVLQRGH)tVLFDSDUDMRY-
ens aprendizes, que trabalhando junto com Marcgrave6, aprendessem o seu ofício de construir e
DSHUIHLoRDUOHQWHVSDUDREVHUYDo}HVDVWURQ{PLFDVID]HUSUHYLV}HVPHWHRUROyJLFDVHGHHFOLSVHV
HRXWUDVSUiWLFDV
'HSRLVGHVVDGHUURFDGDD0HWUySROHFRQWLQXRXVXIRFDQGRTXDOTXHUPDQLIHVWDomRGHFXOWXUDYLYD
qualquer penetração do espírito crítico e qualquer difusão do estudo das ciências na Colônia, que
SHUPDQHFLDDOKHLDEHPFRPRDTXHODjUHYROXomRFLHQWt¿FDTXHVHSURFHVVDYDQR9HOKR0XQGR
&RPRSRQGHUDYD5XL%DUERVD³DLQVWUXomRFLHQWt¿FDQmRH[LVWLDQR%UDVLOHP3RUWXJDOHHPWRGD
D3HQtQVXOD´$/0(,'$-Ò1,253
2XWURODPSHMRGHLPSOHPHQWDomRGHXPHVStULWRFLHQWt¿FRQR%UDVLORFRUUHXGXUDQWH
D FXUWD YLGD GR SDGUH %DUWRORPHX /RXUHQoR GH *XVPmR ± QDVFLGR QD FDSLWDQLD GH
6mR9LFHQWHHP6DQWRV$LQGDMRYHPIRLHVWXGDUQR6HPLQiULRGH%HOpPQDFLGDGHGH&DFKRHLUD
ORFDOL]DGDQDHQWmR&DSLWDQLDGD%DtDGH7RGRVRV6DQWRV2SUpGLRGR6HPLQiULRHUDORFDOL]DGRQR
DOWRGHXPPRUURPXLWRDOWR(VWDUHDOLGDGHWRUQDYDPXLWRGLItFLORDEDVWHFLPHQWRGHiJXDSRLVD
captação era feita num charco situado na base do cerro e a água precisava ser transportada ma-
QXDOPHQWHFRPRDX[tOLRGHSRWHVHYDVRV'LDQWHGHVWDUHDOLGDGH%DUWRORPHXSURMHWRXHFRQVWUXLX
XPPHFDQLVPRSDUDOHYDUDiJXDGHVGHDIRQWHDWpR6HPLQiULR$HVWUXWXUDFRQVWLWXtGDGHXPFDQR
PXLWRORQJRIXQFLRQRXFRPVXFHVVRHIRLFRQVLGHUDGDDGPLUiYHOHGHJUDQGHXWLOLGDGHSRUWRGRV7DO
genialidade culminou, anos mais tarde, com a outorga da primeira patente de invenção dada a um
EUDVLOHLURSHORVHXÄLQYHQWRSDUDID]HUVXELUiJXDDWRGDDGLVWkQFLDHDOWXUDTXHVHTXLVHUOHYDU୨
&RPDQRVIRLHVWXGDUHP3RUWXJDOHDSyVDSUHQGHU)tVLFDGRV)OXLGRVHP/LVERDHOHUHWRU-
na ao Brasil e usa o Princípio de Arquimedes aplicado aos gases fazendo com que um corpo menos
GHQVRTXHRDUWHQKDPRYLPHQWRDVFHQGHQWHHPUHODomRDRVROR&RPRUHVXOWDGRGHVXDVH[SHULrQ-
FLDVMiHP3RUWXJDO%DUWRORPHXGH*XVPmRFRQVWUyLRSULPHLURDHUyVWDWRXPDHVSpFLHGHEDOmR
GHDUTXHQWHTXHPDLVWDUGHIRLEDWL]DGRGHÄ3DVVDUROD୨QRDQRGHRÄ3DGUH9RDGRU୨ID]XPD
GHPRQVWUDomRSDUDDFRUWHXVDQGRSHTXHQRVEDORQHWHV6HXLQYHQWRQmRFKDPRXDDWHQomRGRV
LOXVWUHVH[SHFWDGRUHVHQmRIRLFRQVLGHUDGDXPDLQRYDomRLPSRUWDQWHRX~WLODOpPGHVHUHQFDUDGR
FRPR SHULJRVR H LQH[HTXtYHOGHVHVWLPXODQGRDVVLPTXDOTXHUYLDELOLGDGHGH DPSOLDomRGRV VHXV
HVWXGRVHH[SHULrQFLDV%DUWRORPHXGH*XVPmRDFDERXQmRSURSDJDQGRVHXVFRQKHFLPHQWRVQR
%UDVLOTXHFRQWLQXRXDVVLPREVFXURHPUHODomRDRDOYRUHFHUGHXPDPHQWDOLGDGHFLHQWt¿FD
8PIDWRTXHSRGHWHUFRQWULEXtGRSDUFLDOPHQWHSDUDRQDVFLPHQWRGDV&LrQFLDVHP
QRVVRSDtVIRLDUHIRUPD3RPEDOLQDRFRUULGDGXUDQWHRUHLQDGRGH'-RVp,HQWUHH(P
primeiro de novembro de 1755, Portugal passou por uma tragédia que levou a cidade de Lisboa à
GHVWUXLomRTXDVHWRWDOEHPFRPRSDUWHGROLWRUDOGR$OJDUYHH6HW~EDO8PWHUUHPRWRTXHVHHVWLPD
1RDUWLJRGH$OPHLGD-~QLRURDXWRUXVDHVWDJUD¿D
WHUDOFDQoDGRPDJQLWXGHVHQWUHDQDHVFDOD5LFKWHUDWLQJLXDFLGDGHRFDVLRQDQGRPXLWDGHV-
WUXLomRHSUHMXt]R26LVPRIRLDLQGDVHJXLGRGHXPPDUHPRWRFRPRQGDVQDIDL[DGRVPHWURV
de altura e de diversos incêndios que atingiram os escombros de Lisboa e que arderam por cinco
GLDVFHLIDQGRHQWUHPLOHPLOYLGDV,PHGLDWDPHQWHR6HFUHWiULRGH(VWDGR6HEDVWLmR-RVpGH
Carvalho e Melo, futuro Marquês de Pombal, assumiu o total controle da situação providenciando
DWLWXGHVLPHGLDWDVGLVWULEXLomRGHPDQWLPHQWRVSURWHomRPLOLWDUFRQWUDVDTXHDGRUHVDX[tOLRVPp-
dicos, construção de barracas para desabrigados, enterro dos mortos e remoção dos escombros),
SODQHMDQGRDVVLPDUHFRQVWUXomRGDFLGDGH
2WHUUHPRWRGH/LVERDDFDERXJHUDQGRXPJUDQGHLPSDFWRVRFLDOSROtWLFRHHFRQ{PLFR$
DQiOLVHGRDFRQWHFLPHQWRSURYRFRXSURIXQGDVUHÀH[}HVSRUWRGDD(XURSD,QWHOHFWXDLVGDpSRFD
FRPRR,OXPLQLVWD9ROWDLUHDOpPGH.DQW5RXVVHDXH*RHWKHGHUDPLQtFLRDLPSRUWDQWHVGLVFXVV}HV
¿ORVy¿FDVWHQGRRWHUUHPRWRFRPRSDQRGHIXQGR$HGL¿FDomRGDFLGDGHIRLUHSODQHMDGDHFRQV-
WUXtGDVREUHQRYDVHVWUXWXUDVPDLVUHVLVWHQWHVDLPSDFWRVHWUHPRUHV7HYHVHLQtFLRRVSULPHLURV
HVWXGRVQDWHQWDWLYDGHH[SOLFDURIHQ{PHQRRFRUULGRPDUFDQGRDVVLPRQDVFLPHQWRGDVLVPRORJLD
PRGHUQD
'DQGRVHTXrQFLDDVVXDVDo}HVQRDQRGH0DUTXrVGH3RPEDOH[SXOVDRV-HVXtWDVGR
WHUULWyULRSRUWXJXrVHGHVXDVFRO{QLDVSRUHVWDUGHVFRQWHQWHFRPDVLWXDomRGDHGXFDomRIRUQHFLGD
SHOD&RPSDQKLDGH-HVXV1HVVDpSRFDRVMHVXtWDVWLQKDPSUDWLFDPHQWHRPRQRSyOLRGDHGXFDomR
não superior e atendiam gratuitamente a cerca de 20 mil alunos73RPEDOFULDRFDUJRGH'LUHWRU
*HUDOGRV(VWXGRVFRPDIXQomRGH¿VFDOL]DURSURJUHVVRGRHQVLQRHP3RUWXJDO1DVFLrQFLDVR
GHVWDTXH¿FDSDUDDIXQGDomRGRSULPHLUR&ROpJLRGH(QVLQR6HFXQGiULRR&ROpJLRGRV1REUHVTXH
LQFOXtDPDWpULDVFLHQWt¿FDVHPVHXFXUUtFXOR1HVVHHGXFDQGiULRR0DUTXrVGH3RPEDOLQFOXLXXP
*DELQHWHGH)tVLFD([SHULPHQWDOTXHHPVXDRSLQLmRQDpSRFDHUD³RPHOKRUGHWRGRVTXHWHP
KRMHD(XURSD´58,92S&RQWUDWRXSDUDRHQVLQRGD)tVLFDRSURIHVVRULWDOLDQR*LRYDQQL
$QWRQLRGDOOD%HOODGDFLGDGHGH3DGRYDDXWRUGRPDQXDOGHHQVLQR3KLVLFHV(OHPHQWD&255(,$
&RPDH[WLQomRGRHQVLQRGDV&LrQFLDVQR&ROpJLRGRV1REUHVSRULQFDSDFLGDGHLQWHOHFWXDO
GRVDOXQRV6$03$,23RPEDOWUDQVIHULXSDUDD8QLYHUVLGDGHGH&RLPEUDRSURIHVVRUGDOOD
%HOODHWRGRRPDWHULDOGR*DELQHWH2*DELQHWHGH)tVLFDH[SHULPHQWDOFRQWLQKDFHUFDGHLWHQV
todos cuidadosamente catalogadosHHUDIUHTXHQWDGRLQFOXVLYHSHOR5HL'-RVp,TXHDVVLVWLDUH-
SHWLGDVYH]HVjVGHPRQVWUDo}HVGH)tVLFD$WXDOPHQWHR*DELQHWHpDVHGHGR0XVHXGH)tVLFDGH
$OJXQVDXWRUHVDUJXPHQWDPTXHH[SXOVmRGRVMHVXtWDVUHSUHVHQWRXXPGHVDVWUHVHPLJXDOQDHGXFDomRHP3RUWXJDOTXHYROWDULD
DDWHQGHURPHVPRQ~PHURGHDOXQRVVRPHQWHQRVpFXOR;;%8(6&820DUTXrVGH3RPEDOQmRFRQFRUGDYDFRPRHQ-
ULTXHFLPHQWRGRV-HVXtWDVHFRPRIDWRGHTXHD(GXFDomR&ULVWmRIHUHFLGDVHUYLDPXLWRPDLVDRVLQWHUHVVHVGD&RPSDQKLDGRTXH
DRVGD&RURD
2SULPHLURLQYHQWiULRIHLWRSRUGDOOD%HOLDFKDPDGRGH,QGH[,QVWUXPHQWRUXPGH³GHVFUHYHPLQXFLRVDPHQWHÄPiTXL-
QDV୨LQGLFDQGRRORFDOGDVXDDUUXPDomRQR*DELQHWHHLQFOXLQGRFLWDo}HVGHDXWRUHVGDpSRFDRQGHPDWHULDOGRPHVPRWLSRVH
HQFRQWUDGHVFULWR2,QGH[LPSUHVVRGHUHJLVWDPiTXLQDV>@7UDWDVHHIHFWLYDPHQWHGHXPDQRWiYHOFROHomRGHLQVWUX-
PHQWRVFRQVWUXtGRVFRPÄHQJHQKRHDUWH୨´58,92S
&RLPEUD
(VSHFL¿FDPHQWHSDUDR%UDVLODVDo}HVGHQtYHOHGXFDFLRQDOGR0DUTXrVGH3RPEDOLQLFLDP
FRPDH[SXOVmRGRV-HVXtWDV(VVHDWRLQWHUURPSHXPDVHTXrQFLDGHHGXFDomRTXHHUDEDVHDGD
QR HQVLQR TXDVH TXH H[FOXVLYR GDV KXPDQLGDGHV H SDUD XPD FOLHQWHOD VHOHFLRQDGD VHJXQGR DV
FRQGLo}HV VRFLDLV H UDFLDLV (PERUD D HGXFDomR MHVXtWLFD IRVVH UXGLPHQWDU H VHOHWLYD D H[SXOVmR
dos professores criou lacunas e desarticulou o ensino básico brasileiro, estabelecendo um período
FDyWLFRQRFHQiULRHGXFDWLYRGHQRVVRSDtV526$526$3RURXWURODGRDVDo}HVGR0DU-
TXrVGH3RPEDODEULUDPDSRVVLELOLGDGHGHHVWXGRQD8QLYHUVLGDGHGH&RLPEUDSDUDDOJXQVMRYHQV
EUDVLOHLURV6HJXQGR&RUUHLDDWpFHUFDGHEUDVLOHLURVSDVVDPSHOD8QLYHUVLGDGH
FRQWULEXLQGRDVVLPSDUDDIRUPDomRGHXPDHOLWHFXOWXUDOQD&RO{QLD8PGHVWDTXHSDUDHVVHIDWR
SRGHVHUGDGRD-RVp%RQLIiFLRGH$QGUDGDH6LOYDTXHFRQFOXLXDVIDFXOGDGHVGH/HLVH)LORVR¿DDG-
TXLULQGRFRPLVVRJRVWRSHODVFLrQFLDV7RUQRXVHXPPLQHUDORJLVWDHIRLFRQVLGHUDGRXPGRVPDLV
FXOWRVEUDVLOHLURVGHVXDpSRFD$OpPGLVVRR0DUTXrVGH3RPEDODWUDYpVGRYLFHUHL0DUTXrVGH
/DYUDGLRFULDHPD$FDGHPLDGDV&LrQFLDVHGD+LVWyULD1DWXUDOGR5LRGH-DQHLURTXHYHLRDVH
WRUQDUGHSRLVD6RFLHGDGH/LWHUiULD,QIHOL]PHQWHD$FDGHPLDTXHVHGHGLFDYDPDLVHVSHFL¿FDPHQWH
DRVHVWXGRVGDERWkQLFDHGDPHGLFLQDSHUGXURXSRUSRXFRPDLVGHDQRV
1HVVHPHLRWHPSRRP~VLFRSRHWDHLQFRQ¿GHQWH0DQXHO,QiFLRGD6LOYD$OYDUHQJDDSyV
WHU HVWXGDGR HP &RLPEUD UHWRUQD DR %UDVLO FRP FRQKHFLPHQWRV QD iUHD GDV FLrQFLDV (OH IXQGD
HPMXQWDPHQWHFRPRXWURVGRXWRVXPDVRFLHGDGHFLHQWt¿FDFRPRREMHWLYRGHDYDQoDUQRV
FRQKHFLPHQWRVGDVPDWpULDVDSUHQGLGDVHPRXWURVSDtVHV(VVDDVVRFLDomRWHPFXUWDH[LVWrQFLD
PDVHPRSUySULR6LOYD$OYDUHQJDUHVWDXUDVHXLQWHQWRDJRUDVRERQRPHGH6RFLHGDGH/LWH-
UiULD6HXHQFHUUDPHQWRRFRUUHSRUPRWLYRVSROtWLFRVHPSRURUGHPGRHQWmRYLFHUHLRFRQGH
GH5HVHQGH2YLFHUHLQmRFRQFRUGDYDFRPRFDUiWHUGDVUHXQL}HVHQWUHKRPHQVGHHVWXGRSRLV
WHPLDDDUWLFXODomRGHSURMHWRVFRQVSLUDWyULRVFRQWUDRSRGHUUHDOPXLWRHPIXQomRGRHSLVyGLRGD
,QFRQ¿GrQFLD0LQHLUDTXHRFRUUHUDHP7RGDVHVVDVDWLWXGHVQmRIRUDPFDSD]HVGHLQFXWLU
JUDQGHVSURJUHVVRVRXLQÀXHQFLDVVLJQL¿FDWLYDVQRSHQVDPHQWRFLHQWt¿FRGRSRYREUDVLOHLUR6REUH
LVVR$OPHLGD-~QLRUID]XPFRPHQWiULRVREUHDSUHRFXSDomRFRPRSURJUHVVRFLHQWt¿FRQHV-
VHVSULPHLURVWUH]HQWRVDQRVGHKLVWyULDGR%UDVLO
(VVHV FLHQWLVWDV H PHVPR DTXHOHV TXH SUHVWDUDP VHUYLoRV j FDXVD GD &LrQFLD FRPR R ³SDGUH
YRDGRU´ QmR GHPRQVWUDUDP QHQKXPD SUHRFXSDomR HP FULDU HVFRODV SDUD WUDQVPLWLU VXDV H[-
SHULrQFLDV H VHXV FRQKHFLPHQWRV D ¿P GH GHVHQYROYHUHP QRV DOXQRV R HVStULWR FLHQWt¿FR KD-
ELWXDQGRRVDRULJRUGDREVHUYDomRjH[DWLGmRGDDQiOLVHGRVIDWRVDXPSRGHUGHUDFLRFtQLR
TXHRVFDSDFLWDVVHFULDUHDEVWUDLUGHVHQYROYHQGRFRQMXQWDPHQWHRVDOLFHUFHVGD)tVLFD1DFLRQDO
$/0(,'$-Ò1,253
2FHQiULRGHVRQROrQFLDQDiUHDFLHQWt¿FDFRPHoDDPXGDUDSDUWLUGHFRPDIXQGD-
omRGR6HPLQiULRGH2OLQGD$EULJDGRQRSUpGLRGRDQWLJRFROpJLR-HVXtWDRUHVSRQViYHOSHODVXD
LGHDOL]DomRIRLRSDGUH-RVp-RDTXLPGD&XQKD$]HUHGR&RXWLQKRHQWmR%LVSRGH2OLQGD$VLGHLDV
GLIXQGLGDVQR6HPLQiULRWLQKDPXPFXQKRLGHRORJLFDPHQWHLOXPLQLVWDHSURJUHVVLVWD0HVPRFRP
LGHDLV EXUJXHVHV FRPR SRU H[HPSOR D GHIHVD GR PRGHOR HVFUDYRFUDWD RV VHXV IUHTXHQWDGRUHV
começaram a analisar a atual conjuntura brasileira e se revoltaram contra o modo como Portugal
WUDWDYDGD&RO{QLD$VLWXDomRSROtWLFDHHFRQ{PLFDRSUHVVLYDRVDOWRVLPSRVWRVHDDXVrQFLDGH
liberdade foram alguns dos motivos para que esse reduto se organizasse a ponto de iniciarem uma
UHYROWDHPDQFLSDFLRQLVWDHP(VVDLQVXUUHLomR¿FRXFRQKHFLGDFRPRD5HYROXomR3HUQDPEX-
FDQDHIRLUHVSRQViYHOSHODLQVWDODomRGD5HS~EOLFDRSULPHLURJRYHUQRUHDOPHQWHEUDVLOHLUR
(PUHODomRjVFDUDFWHUtVWLFDVHGXFDFLRQDLVR6HPLQiULRGH2OLQGDDSUHVHQWRXXPDUHQRYD-
omRSRLVQmRHVWDYDSUHRFXSDGRDSHQDVFRPDIRUPDomRVDFHUGRWDO&RPDHPLQHQWHQHFHVVLGDGH
GHQRYRVWpFQLFRVHDGPLQLVWUDGRUHVHPXPWHUULWyULRTXHPLJUDYDGHXPDVLWXDomRGHH[SORUDomR
e trabalho fundamentalmente agrário para uma condição mais urbana e industrial, as cadeiras de
HVWXGRVDERUGDYDPWHPDVGH)tVLFD4XtPLFD0LQHUDORJLD%RWkQLFDH'HVHQKReLQWHUHVVDQWHUH-
gistrar que aulas avulsas de Ciências eram ministradas no programa de curso do Seminário e estas
HVWDYDPVXEPHWLGDVjGLYLVmRGDJUDQGHiUHDGD)LORVR¿D(VVHUHJLVWURpIHLWRSRU9LUJLQLR
O plano de estudo começava com primeiras letras e canto, sendo que o ingresso nas aulas de can-
to era por indicação do reitor ou dos padres, passava ao estudo da gramática latina, dividida em
SULPHLUDFODVVHVHJXQGDFODVVHHWHUFHLUDFODVVHGHSRLVDUHWyULFDORJRDSyVD¿ORVR¿DGLYLGLGD
HPOyJLFDPHWDItVLFDpWLFDItVLFDH[SHULPHQWDOKLVWyULDQDWXUDOHWHUPLQDYDFRPTXtPLFDHVWD
XOWLPDHWDSDFRPHoDYDFRPGR]HHWHUPLQDYDDRVGH]RLWR&RPGH]RLWRDQRVDSUHQGLDD~OWLPD
etapa do cronograma de estudo que era a teologia, dividida em teologia escolástica, teologia es-
SHFXODWLYDHWHRORJLDSUiWLFD9,5*,1,2S
'XUDQWHWRGRVHVVHVDFRQWHFLPHQWRVRJRYHUQRGH3RUWXJDOWUDQVIHUHVXD&RUWHSDUDR%UDVLO
HPIXJLQGRGDVWURSDVGH1DSROHmR%RQDSDUWH&RPDFKHJDGDGH'-RmR9,DVIiEULFDVTXH
KDYLDPVLGRIHFKDGDVSRUGHFUHWRHPVmRUHDEHUWDV2VSRUWRVWDPEpPJDQKDPSHUPLVVmR
SDUDRSHUDUSHUPLWLQGRDQDYHJDomRHRFRPpUFLRH[WHULRUIDFLOLWDQGRDVUHODo}HVFRPRVSDtVHV
HXURSHXV1RWDVHXPDHIHUYHVFrQFLDFXOWXUDOHXPDQHFHVVLGDGHGHDSDUHOKDURWHUULWyULRSDUDD
permanência da Corte portuguesa, um grande passo no sentido de criar uma atmosfera de cultura
SURStFLDSDUDRGHVHQYROYLPHQWRGDHGXFDomREUDVLOHLUD&RPDLGHLDGHWUDQVIRUPDUR5LRGH-DQHLUR
na capital do Império, a Imprensa Régia é fundada bem como é inaugurada a primeira biblioteca
S~EOLFDTXHKRMHpD%LEOLRWHFD1DFLRQDO$OpPGHODVIRUDPHVWDEHOHFLGDVDVSULPHLUDVHVFRODVGH
(QVLQR6XSHULRUD(VFRODGH&LUXUJLDQD%DKLDHD$FDGHPLD0pGLFD&LU~UJLFDQR5LRGH-DQHLUR$
$FDGHPLDGD0DULQKDHD$FDGHPLD5HDO0LOLWDUWDPEpPVmRLPSOHPHQWDGDV
Como a necessidade era produzir médicos e engenheiros para que o governo português reor-
JDQL]DVVHRH[pUFLWRHDPDULQKDDV&LrQFLDVQmRFRQWDYDPQHPFRPRVGHYLGRVLQFHQWLYRVHQHP
FRPSHVVRDVGLVSRVWDVDOHYDUDGLDQWHDSUiWLFDRHQVLQRHDVSHVTXLVDVQHVVDiUHD$VFLrQFLDV
QDWXUDLVDLQGDGHVIUXWDYDPGHDOJXPDSRLRHYLVLELOLGDGHHPIXQomRGDULTXH]DGDIDXQDHGDÀRUD
e, também, pelas inúmeras presenças de naturalistas estrangeiros que percorriam o Brasil em busca
GHQRYDVSODQWDVUDt]HVyOHRVHEiOVDPRV9LQKDPSDUDWHQWDUHQFRQWUDUQRPHSDUDDVGRHQoDVH
LGHQWL¿FDUDVSURSULHGDGHVFXUDWLYDVGRVPHGLFDPHQWRV-$1(,5$2SHUtRGRGHHVWDEHOHFL-
PHQWRGRUHLQDGRSRUWXJXrVQR%UDVLOIRLUHODWLYDPHQWHSUyVSHURHPXGRXRFHQiULREUDVLOHLURPDV
³QmR KDYLD Dt PXLWD FLrQFLD HQVLQDYDVH SULQFLSDOPHQWH HQJHQKDULD PLOLWDU H QmR KRXYH QHQKXP
LQWHUHVVHHPLQFHQWLYDUDSHVTXLVD´&255(,$S
Até poderia se pensar que com a necessidade de engenheiros, haveria um empenho e certa
HIHUYHVFrQFLDSHODV&LrQFLDV2FRUUHTXHRHQWHQGLPHQWRHRLQWHUHVVHGDVHQJHQKDULDVGDpSRFD
YROWDYDPVHjVWiWLFDVPLOLWDUHVHDRVSURFHGLPHQWRVUHODFLRQDGRVjPHGLFLQD3RULVVRSRXFDVQR-
o}HVGH&LrQFLDVHUDPHQVLQDGDVQHVWHSHUtRGRGR,PSpULR$VDFDGHPLDVGH'-RmR9,QmRWLQKDP
RLQWHUHVVHYROWDGRjSHVTXLVDFLHQWt¿FDjSUiWLFDH[SHULPHQWDORXjIRUPDomRGHIXWXURVFLHQWLVWDV
2TXHVHWLQKDHUDMXVWDPHQWHXPDDSOLFDomRXWLOLWDULVWDGHSRXFRVFRQFHLWRVFLHQWt¿FRVFRPRMiIRL
GLWRSDUDDVHVWUDWpJLDVHSUiWLFDVPLOLWDUHVHSDUDDVWpFQLFDVPpGLFDVHPHVSHFLDODVFLU~UJLFDV
6REUHLVVRRHVFULWRU)HUQDQGRGH$]HYHGRDRFRPHQWDUVREUHDFXOWXUDFLHQWt¿FDEUDVLOHLUDGHVVD
pSRFDpEDVWDQWHGXURHD¿UPDTXHRVEUDVLOHLURVQmRWLQKDPDSWLGmRSHODV&LrQFLDV)tVLFDVSRU
FDXVDGDVXSHU¿FLDOLGDGHLQWHOHFWXDOGDIDOWDGHSDFLrQFLDHGDSRXFDREMHWLYLGDGHQDUHÀH[mRTXH
H[LJHDSHVTXLVDFLHQWt¿FD7XGRLVVRVHULDIUXWRGHXPHQVLQROLWHUiULROLYUHVFRHUHWyULFRLPSODQWD-
GRQR%UDVLO$=(9('2
CONCLUSÃO
'HWXGRRTXHIRLH[SRVWRDFLPDpSRVVtYHOFRQFOXLUTXHDSHVTXLVDHRHQVLQRGH&LrQFLDV
GXUDQWHR3HUtRGR&RORQLDOSUDWLFDPHQWHQmRH[LVWLX1mRKRXYHLQWHUHVVHGDSDUWHGRVFRORQL]DGR-
UHVTXHWDLVSUiWLFDVVHPDQLIHVWDVVHP2TXHRFRUUHXQHVWHSHUtRGRIRUDPDOJXQVODPSHMRVFLHQ-
Wt¿FRVGHSHVVRDVTXHWLQKDPRJRVWRSHOD&LrQFLD3RUpPQDGDGRTXHDFRQWHFHXHTXHIRLDTXL
relatado constituiu qualquer movimento capaz de incentivar ou fomentar práticas mais efetivas de
LQYHVWLJDomRHGHHGXFDomR
Os acontecimentos apáticos em relação à pesquisa e ao ensino das Ciências, de um modo
geral, começam a tomar outras formas, tanto na ideologia quanto na postura dos administradores,
VRPHQWHDSDUWLUGD3URFODPDomRGD5HS~EOLFD$SUHVHQoDGD&RUWHSRUWXJXHVDQR%UDVLOMXQWDPHQ-
WHFRPDVQRWtFLDVGRVPRYLPHQWRVSROtWLFRVHSRSXODUHVYLQGRVGD)UDQoDRFDVLRQRXDOYRURoRVHP
nossa pátria na direção de uma maior autonomia que culminou com a Independência do Brasil em
(PERUDDHFRQRPLDFRQWLQXDVVHEDVLFDPHQWHDJUiULDHDPmRGHREUDIXQGDPHQWDOPHQWH
HVFUDYDGHQWURGRSDQRUDPDHGXFDFLRQDOQDVFHUDPRVHVWXGRVUHIHUHQWHVDR(QVLQR6XSHULRU2
(QVLQR6HFXQGiULRHPHUJHHJDQKDGHVWDTXHDSDUWLUGDLQDXJXUDomRGR&ROOHJLRGH3HGUR,,HP
&RQIRUPH$OPHLGD-~QLRUDLQDXJXUDomRGR&ROOHJLRVLJQL¿FRX³XPH[FHOHQWHHVWDEH-
lecimento de ensino secundário que serve de modelo para todas as escolas da Côrte, foi um marco
HVSHUDQoRVRQD+LVWyULDGD(GXFDomR%UDVLOHLUD´S(VWDLQVWLWXLomRDGRWRXRPRGHORIUDQFrV
de ensino e veio trazer a esperança da construção de uma base de lideres e intelectuais para a edi-
¿FDomRGRSDtVPXLWRHPERUDHVWDIRUPDomRDLQGDIRVVHGHVWLQDGDDSHQDVjHOLWHEUDVLOHLUD
REFERÊNCIAS
$/0(,'$-Ò1,25-RmR%DSWLVWDGH$HYROXomRGRHQVLQRGHItVLFDQR%UDVLORevista de Ensino
de FísicaYQSRXW'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSZZZVE¿VLFDRUJEUUEHISGI
YRODSGI!$FHVVRHPMXO
$=(9('2)HUQDQGRGHA cultura brasileiraLQWURGXomRDRHVWXGRGDFXOWXUDQR%UDVLOHG
%UDVtOLD8QLYHUVLGDGHGH%UDVtOLD
%8(6&8-RUJHMatemática em PortugalXPDTXHVWmRGHHGXFDomR5HY+HOGHU*XpJXpV/LV-
ERD)XQGDomR)UDQFLVFR0DQXHOGRV6DQWRVS
&255(,$1HVWRU$KLVWyULDGDItVLFDQDHGXFDomREUDVLOHLUDRevista HISTEDBR2QOLQHQ
MXQ'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSZZZKLVWHGEUIHXQLFDPSEUUHYLVWDUHYLVUHYLVDUWBSGI!
$FHVVRHPMXO
-$1(,5$$QD/XLVD$FLrQFLDQDVDFDGHPLDVSRUWXJXHVDVVpFXOR;9,,,Revista da Sociedade
Brasileira de História da CiênciaYS'LVSRQtYHOHP
KWWSZZZVEKFRUJEUUHYLVWDKLVWRULDYLHZ",'B5(9,67$B+,6725,$ ! $FHVVR HP MXO
025,5DIDHO&DYD&859(/2$QWRQLR$SULJLRGD6LOYD4XtPLFDQRHQVLQRGHFLrQFLDVSDUDDVVpULHV
LQLFLDLVXPDDQiOLVHGHOLYURVGLGiWLFRVCiência e Educação%DXUXYQS
'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSZZZVFLHOREUSGIFLHGXYQDYQSGI!$FHVVRHPGH]
52'5Ë*8(= 0LUHLD $OFiQWDUD Medicinal and other useful plants from Historia Naturalis
Brasiliae (1648)$UHWKH\FXUUHQWO\XVHGLQ%UD]LO"8QLYHUVLW\RI8WUHFKW±1DWXUDOLV%LRGLYHUVLW\
&HQWHUDEU'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSVRVRGUHVLHZLNLVSDFHVFRP¿OHYLHZ0DVWHU7KHVLV-
0LUHLD$OFDQWDUD5RGULJXH]SGI!$FHVVRHPDJR
526$&OHFL:HUQHUGD526$ÈOYDUR%HFNHUGD2HQVLQRGHFLrQFLDV)tVLFDQR%UDVLOGDKLVWyULD
jVQRYDVRULHQWDo}HVHGXFDFLRQDLVRevista Iberoamericana de EducaciónYQS
'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSZZZULHRHLRUJGHORVOHFWRUHV:HUQHUSGI!$FHVVRHPDJR
58,920DULDGD&RQFHLomRA Física na Reforma Pombalina da Universidade de Coimbra
&RLPEUD,PSUHQVDGD8QLYHUVLGDGHGH&RLPEUDS'LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSVGLJLWDOLV
GVSXFSWMVSXLELWVWUHDP
FL&$$QFLDHH[SHUL&$$QFLDSGI"OQ SWSW!$FHVVRHPMXO
6$03$,2*ODGV0DULD'(OLDA História do Ensino de Física no Colégio Pedro II de 1838
até 1925S'LVVHUWDomR0HVWUDGR+LVWyULDGDV&LrQFLDVHGDV7pFQLFDVH(SLVWHPROR-
JLD&233(8QLYHUVLGDGH)HGHUDOGR5LRGH-DQHLUR5LRGH-DQHLUR
62&,('$'( %5$6,/(,5$ '( )Ë6,&$ A física no Brasil 6mR 3DXOR ,QVWLWXWR GH )tVLFD GD 863
'LVSRQtYHO HP KWWSZZZVE¿VLFDRUJEUYDUTXLYRVBGLYHUVRV/LYURVH(VWXGRV$)LVLFD
QR%UDVLOSGI!$FHVVRHPMXO
72<6+,0$ $QD 0DULD GD 6LOYD &267$ &pOLR -XYHQDO 2 5DWLR 6WXGLRUXP H VHXV SURFHVVRV SH-
GDJyJLFRV 6HPLQiULR GH 3HVTXLVD GR 3URJUDPD GH 3yV*UDGXDomR GD 8QLYHUVLGDGH (VWDGXDO GH
0DULQJi Anais do... 0DULQJi 35 'LVSRQtYHO HP KWWSZZZSSHXHPEUSXEOLFDFRHV
VHPLQDULRBSSHBWUDEDOKRVFRBSGI!$FHVVRHPMXO
9,5*,1,25DIDHOGD6LOYD6HPLQiULRGH2OLQGDHQWUHRGLVFXUVRUHOLJLRVRHROLEHUDO,Q
$138+±;;96LPSyVLR1DFLRQDOGH+LVWyULD³+LVWyULDHeWLFD´)RUWDOH]DAnais do...
)RUWDOH]D±&('LVSRQtYHOHPKWWSDQSXKRUJDQDLVZSFRQWHQWXSORDGVPSSGI$138+
6SGI!$FHVVRHPMXO