A Colônia enferma e a saúde dos povos: a medicina das 'luzes' e as informações sobre as enfermidades da América portuguesa

Abstract

The progress in medicinal knowledge about the human body and the ways of treating different ailments did not just affect individuals. As of the Enlightenment, medicine started to pay ever greater attention to the 'health of the people'. The knowledge derived from new medical theories started to be put at the State's service, bringing about greater efficiency in reducing epidemics and high death rates. This article seeks to examine the significance of these changes in medicine for the Portuguese State, investigating their impact on the colonies, based on the issue of ailments suffered by blacks and the establishment of information about the ailments suffered in Portugal's colonies in the Americas.

The Culture of Afro-Brazilian Care: Barber-Bleeder of Imperial Brazil and the Legacy for the Nursing Profession / Cultura dos Cuidados Afro-Brasileiros: Barbeiro-Sangrador do Brasil Imperial e Legado para Enfermagem

“…This implied in caring practices absorbed in the habits and customs of the population coming from the African continent and consolidated in Brazil. 8,9 We emphasize that among the practices of care, religiosity in some moments served as a cultural base in the formation of the culture known as Afro-Brazilian by the adaptation suffered in Brazilian lands. At various times it served as a welcome, a new meaning for life, care and healing in order to restore health through the specific spaces known as small Africa -the houses of the saint.…”

Cultura de los cuidados: el debate entre historia y enfermería pre-profesional en las acuarelas de Jean-Baptiste Debret (1816-1831)

“…Assim, os cuidados com a saúde deveriam atingir a camada melhor posicionada economicamente da população, que valorizava a prática da medicina acadêmica, de origem predominantemente portuguesa e claramente influenciada por valores positivistas. Entretanto, práticas populares executadas por homens e mulheres negros constituíam a possiblidade de cuidado e cura mais acessível e que surtia melhores resultados (Malerba, 2000;Abreu, 2007).…”

A Escola Médica De Angola De 1791 E a Sua Participação Na História Global: Difusão De Saberes Africanos (Séculos Xviii E Xix)

“…Silva foi classificado como um importante funcionário e cientista a serviço de Portugal. (SIMON, 1983, p.87, 88, 92, 94 e 101).Assim comoDomingues (2001),Abreu (2007), Raj (2009), Rodrigues (2016…”