Escolas a bordo : instituições de formação de marinheiros no Brasil e em Portugal

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to establish relationships between the training institutions for children and youths in forming of sailors, both in Brazil and Portugal in the late XIX century. For this reason, the text is organized into three stages, namely: Initially we are going to discourse about the educational program and the operation of the Sailor Apprentices Companies of Brazil and then analyze the Portuguese Sailor Students Schools. Finally, we are going to relativize the two institutions demonstrating the importance of this educational model for the underprivileged, considering the reality of Brazil and Portugal at the time. It is emphasized that this analysis is based on the studies of social education history and the contributions of the sociologist Norbert Elias. The Brazilian sources that gave support to conduct this study were: national legislation, government reports, presidential messages, correspondence and various official documents. And the Portuguese sources used were: legislation, institution regulations, official documents, inspection maps, students’ records and attests. In this way we understand that both studied institutions were very important towards the understanding of the education model that was focused on the poor and marginalized, which contributed to the social incorporation of disadvantaged children and youths, a type of learning that used to be taught on board.