Espíritos cheios de bichos: A fauna nas viagens de Louis Agassiz e Richard Francis Burton pelo Brasil oitocentista

  • Losada J
  • Drummond J
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Abstract

O Brasil do século XIX foi alvo de inúmeras viagens realizadas por cientistas estrangeiros. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as impressões sobre a fauna brasileira presentes nos relatos das viagens realizadas pelo naturalista suíço Louis Agassiz, em 1865, e pelo explorador inglês Richard Francis Burton, em 1868. Destes relatos privilegiam-se as descrições do meio natural de diferentes regiões brasileiras e das particularidades da fauna silvestre por eles encontrada.Nineteenth-century Brazil was the target of numerous travels made by foreign scientists. The purpose of this article is to analyze the impressions made by the Brazilian fauna, as expressed in the travel narratives written by the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz, in 1865, and by the English explorer Richard Francis Burton, in 1868. Those narratives prioritize the descriptions of the natural environment in different Brazilian regions and the characteristics of the wildlife that they found.

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Losada, J. Z., & Drummond, J. A. (2015). Espíritos cheios de bichos: A fauna nas viagens de Louis Agassiz e Richard Francis Burton pelo Brasil oitocentista. Varia Historia, 31(55), 253–284. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-87752015000100010

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