“Hipólito José da Costa e o <i>Correio Braziliense</i>: a idealização de um tipo de sociabilidade maçônica”

Abstract

This paper proposes to present, although not unanimously recognised, the kind of masonic sociability designed by Hipólito José da Costa, editor of the Correio Braziliense (1808-1822), pioneer of the Brazilian press. Thus, in order to analyse the Masonic sociability defended and transmitted by Hipólito da Costa, I will study not only the editor’s discourse in the Correio, but also in the Diário da minha viagem para Filadélfia, the Diary of my journey to Philadelphia, the Narrative of a Persecution Narrativa da Perseguição and in Letter about Freemasonry Cartas sobre a Framaçonaria all works that reveal Hipolito’s concept of Freemasonry as a society of virtuous men, whose purpose is to do good for families in need.