JOAQUIM CANDIDO SOARES DE MEIRELLES: A BLACK DOCTOR AT THE IMPERIAL COURT (1797-1868)
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This article focuses on the personal and professional trajectory of Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1797-1868), Surgeon, Black and Brazilian, of great influence on the Empire and part of various and important political processes. Dr. Meirelles was the idealizer and one of the founders of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, the Imperial Chamber of Medics, Chief Surgeon and Leader of the Marine Health Corps, one of the main reshapers of the Medical Teachings in the Empire, as well as many other titles and attributes. However, his career was full of challenges, disappointments and abandonments. Thus, my objective is to show how Meirelles had to fight for the citizen rights of “Men of color” and overcome barriers imposed by political opponents and racism, to construct his own intelectual and political path.
This article focuses on the personal and professional trajectory of Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1797-1868), Surgeon, Black and Brazilian, of great influence on the Empire and part of various and important political processes. Dr. Meirelles was the idealizer and one of the founders of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, the Imperial Chamber of Medics, Chief Surgeon and Leader of the Marine Health Corps, one of the main reshapers of the Medical Teachings in the Empire, as well as many other titles and attributes. However, his career was full of challenges, disappointments and abandonments. Thus, my objective is to show how Meirelles had to fight for the citizen rights of “Men of color” and overcome barriers imposed by political opponents and racism, to construct his own intelectual and political path.
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