“…A few authors have already ventured into 19 th century Brazilian legal literature, be it in general 1 or considering either some specific branches of law 2 or some particular media 3 . Thanks to recent research, we now know how books circulated 4 , how normative information was conveyed 5 , how administrative information was processed 6 , how books condensed and manipulated previous knowledge 7 and how the Brazilian legal culture interacted with the legal communities of other countries 8 . Though many gaps still remain, some general trends might be emerging.…”