Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal

This topic dates back to the end of the 18th century, when Portugal and Spain tried to define their colonial borders in South America. The setting is a fluvial and lacustrine area within South America currently known as Pantanal. This article studies the passage of the Portuguese naturalist expediti...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6ad69bd91f1e43628c7953856fb2e07f2021-12-02T10:33:50ZCiência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.81472https://doaj.org/article/6ad69bd91f1e43628c7953856fb2e07f2020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/81472https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252This topic dates back to the end of the 18th century, when Portugal and Spain tried to define their colonial borders in South America. The setting is a fluvial and lacustrine area within South America currently known as Pantanal. This article studies the passage of the Portuguese naturalist expedition named “Philosophical Journey” through Pantanal and its relation with another expedition, also Portuguese, that was carried out some years before to demarcate the borders, visiting and mapping the same area. The encounter between the naturalist caravan and a group of the indigenous warrior people of the Guaikuru is noteworthy; this episode is described in texts, with graphical representations of the chiefs. It is interesting to observe the relations that existed between expeditions and between these and the indigenous peoples to illustrate how Portugal used enlightened knowledge to conquer and expand the boundaries of its territories in South America, using science as a strategic practice.Maria de Fátima CostaCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américainsarticlescientific journeysborder demarcationrepresentations of indigenous peoplesGuaikuruinterior of South AmericaAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2020)
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FR
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topic scientific journeys
border demarcation
representations of indigenous peoples
Guaikuru
interior of South America
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
spellingShingle scientific journeys
border demarcation
representations of indigenous peoples
Guaikuru
interior of South America
Anthropology
GN1-890
Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-3799
Maria de Fátima Costa
Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
description This topic dates back to the end of the 18th century, when Portugal and Spain tried to define their colonial borders in South America. The setting is a fluvial and lacustrine area within South America currently known as Pantanal. This article studies the passage of the Portuguese naturalist expedition named “Philosophical Journey” through Pantanal and its relation with another expedition, also Portuguese, that was carried out some years before to demarcate the borders, visiting and mapping the same area. The encounter between the naturalist caravan and a group of the indigenous warrior people of the Guaikuru is noteworthy; this episode is described in texts, with graphical representations of the chiefs. It is interesting to observe the relations that existed between expeditions and between these and the indigenous peoples to illustrate how Portugal used enlightened knowledge to conquer and expand the boundaries of its territories in South America, using science as a strategic practice.
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author Maria de Fátima Costa
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title Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
title_short Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
title_full Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
title_fullStr Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
title_full_unstemmed Ciência como prática estratégica: a “Viagem Filosófica” ao Pantanal
title_sort ciência como prática estratégica: a “viagem filosófica” ao pantanal
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