Recife School

The so-called Recife School (Portuguese: Escola do Recife) was a literary and philosophical movement that emerged in the 1860s and flourished throughout the late nineteenth century in Brazil.

Among its representatives were the philosophers Tobias Barreto and Raimundo de Farias Brito, the historian and statesman Joaquim Nabuco, the literary critic Silvio Romero, and the jurist Clóvis Bevilacqua, all of whom had studied at the Recife Law School.[1][2][3]

Drawing from influences such as neo-Kantianism, positivism, the German historical school and Darwin's theory of evolution, its members engaged primarily with subjects such as ethics, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of Law, and the sociology of culture.[4][5]

Over time, several of the School's exponents, molded by liberal ideals, grew into key figures in both the abolition of slavery and in the process that led to the proclamation of the Brazilian Republic.

References

  1. ^ Sampaio de Moraes Godoy, Arnaldo (20 February 2022). "Tobias Barreto, o culturalismo brasileiro e a Escola do Recife". Consultor Jurídico. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  2. ^ Sá, Bruno Vivas; Coelho, Maria Thereza Ávila Dantas; Mendes, José Aurivaldo Sacchetta Ramos (2012). "A Escola do Recife e o pensamento racial no século XIX". Ppgeisu. ISSN 1982-3657.
  3. ^ Negra, Geledés Instituto da Mulher (7 September 2014). "Tobias Barreto e a questão racial no Brasil pré-republicano". Geledés (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  4. ^ Avelino, Jarbas. "A Influência da Escola do Recife". Persona. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  5. ^ Paim, Antônio (1966). A Filosofia da Escola Do Recife. Rio de Janeiro: Editôra Saga.