This article analyzes scientific journals publishied in Brazil at the beginning of 19th century, understanding them as one of them pillars of the institutionalization of science in the Country. It analyzes, more specifically, O Patriota, Jornal Litterario, Politico, Mercantil &c. do Rio de Janeiro, the first journal dedicated to the sciences and arts in Brazil, published during 1813-1814, as well as the Annaes Fluminenses de Sciencias, Artes e Litteratura, Publicados por huma Sociedade Philo-Technica no Rio de Janeiro (1822) and the Jornal Scientifico, Economico e Literario (1826), journals that appeared before 1830, in order to evaluate the conditions of sprouting and the characteristics of these publications.
Brasil; Scientific journals; Scientific communication