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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS IN THE EARLY DECADES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN BRAZIL1 1 This paper was translated from Portuguese by Diane Grosklaus Whitty.

Abstract

The Fisicatura-mor (1808-1828) was the government body responsible for regulating the healing arts and licensing practitioners in early nineteenth-century Brazil. An analysis of its case files sheds light on the medical practice and profiles of physicians and surgeons in Rio de Janeiro and other cities where the Fisicatura-mor maintained a presence. Based primarily on these records, the article explores such matters as relations between surgeons authorized to practice internal medicine and physicians, the knowledge required to obtain a license, appointments to offices within the Fisicatura-mor, practitioners’ geographic mobility, and how they charged and collected for services rendered.

Keywords:
healing arts; physicians; surgeons; Fisicatura-mor; 19th century

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