出版社：Faculdade de Administra??o, Contabilidade e Economia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：José da Silva Lisboa, Viscount of Cairu, looms in the history of Luso-Brazilian
economic policies as a consequence of his participation in the historical episode of the opening
of the ports of Brazil in 1808. In this article, we evaluate the critical position of Celso Furtado
concerning the role of Silva Lisboa in that episode. It is known that Silva Lisboa’s arguments are
founded on the liberalism of Adam Smith, although less known that he most likely aimed at
breaking the colonial pact of Brazil and Portugal. Initially, we describe how a lawyer and philosophy
teacher of the Bahia province became one of the most important economists of the
Portuguese world after the transfer of the government from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in 1808.
Next, we discuss the judgment of Cairu in the literature since then, showing where Furtado’s
position fits in. Finally, we document the Smithian liberalism of Cairu in the context of the
opening of ports episode. He helped to create a favorable mood to maintaining the freedom
from exclusive colonial trade even after the end of the war with France. With this he contributed
to the Independence of Brazil in 1822.
关键词：Viscount of Cairu. Celso Furtado. Economic policy
