Banca de DEFESA: LAURA OLIVEIRA MOTTA

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STUDENT : LAURA OLIVEIRA MOTTA
DATE: 12/12/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

Noble Citizen National Guardsmen: Subjects, Stategies and conflicts in Military institution of the imperial court (1831-1850)

KEY WORDS:

National Guard; Empire of Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Local power; Political elites; Citizenship; Imperial State.

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

This research aims to examine the social composition and dynamics of the National

Guard’s activity in the city of Rio de Janeiro between 1831 and 1850, within the context of

the Court’s municipality as the political and administrative center of the Empire. It is based

on the hypothesis that the institution, while functioning as an instrument of social control

and order, also constituted a space for the affirmation of local prestige and power. In this

sense, the study seeks to understand how its members, particularly the officers, were

intertwined with the city’s political and social networks and with the central power, taking

part in the mechanisms of construction and negotiation of imperial authority. The chosen

period encompasses the initial phase of the National Guard’s organization, marked by the

internal definition of eligibility criteria for command positions and the subsequent legal

suppression of these mechanisms, which reflects a significant reconfiguration in the forms

of recruitment and social hierarchy within the institution. By shedding light on these

transformations, the study aims to contribute to a broader understanding of the relations

among local power, citizenship, and the State in Imperial Brazil.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - FLAVIO HENRIQUE DIAS SALDANHA - UFTM
Presidente - 1487325 - ADRIANA BARRETO DE SOUZA
Externo à Instituição - ANDRÉ ATILA FERTIG - UFSM
Interna - 1579919 - FABIANE POPINIGIS
Externa à Instituição - IVANA STOLZE LIMA - OUTRO