Abstract:
This article aims to present a brief sample of the work that can be done around the subject “Rui Barbosa (1889-1923) and health”, proposed here as a potentially fruitful and yet underexplored field in academic research in regards to the work and the public figure of the Brazilian polymath. It highlights the constant concern of Rui Barbosa with health issues throughout nearly four decades of public performance and literary and intellectual production. Then, it provides lines of investigation regarding his work, his library collection and his personal files as well as a brief review of the secondary literature on the subject. This study relies on the sources available at the Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa [House of Rui Barbosa Foundation], particularly those listed in the Institutional Files.
