Invisibles y olvidados: Indios e Independencia de Brasil

Abstract

This article intends to study the relationship between the indigenous peoples of Brazil and the independence of the country within the broad time frame of 1821-1850. The indigenous collective is considered here both as a passive and active agent in the process: a passive element in the royal legislation —from Pombal’s time and during the Court’s establishment in Rio, and during the imperial period— as much as it was in the parliamentary discussions; and an active element due to its involvement in the struggles for independence.