The experience of traveling naturalists and representations of nineteenth century Brazil

Abstract

The central objective of this paper is to analyze the experience of traveling naturalists that were present in Brazil during the nineteenth century, and the role of the impressions left by these intellectuals about Brazilian nature population, with special emphasis on the reports made by women naturalists. Our approach is based on the reconstruction of the fieldwork experience from the descriptions of spaces visited and the representations of the living species observed. We thus seek to contribute to studies that analyze the circulation of people, products and ideas during the nineteenth century in Brazil. The role of women in the construction of science is at the heart of this investigation.