
Historical Context
This group of texts presents the historical context surrounding the creation of ESALQ, addressing topics such as slavery and its abolition, the Republic, labor, women, farming, industry, electrification, and the development of the School’s first projects.

The Santa Francisca Textile Factory
by Eliana Tadeu Terci The abolition of slavery and the advent of European immigration, the solution adopted to replace farm…

Luiz de Queiroz’s Involvement in the Republican Movement in Piracicaba
by Eliana Tadeu Terci Cities are a way of writing history. The signs and symbols of emancipation are ubiquitous: in…

Slavery, Abolition, and Luiz de Queiroz
by Eliana Tadeu Terci The republicans’ main campaign was the abolition of slavery. This cause was led by the brothers…

Ermelinda, Her Family, and Their Business Activities
by Paulo José Keffer Franco Netto Ermelinda Ottoni (Rio de Janeiro, March 1, 1856 – São Paulo, May 7, 1936)…

Piracicaba: republican city
by Eliana Tadeu Terci The period between 1889 and 1930 is replete with events of great significance for Brazilian society…

The Paris Exposition of 1889
by Paulo José Keffer Franco Netto In July 1888, Ermelinda and Luiz de Queiroz traveled to Europe to visit the…

Coffee, Sugarcane, and São João da Montanha FarmÂ
by Eliana Tadeu Terci At the turn of the 20th century, Brazil was still predominantly an agrarian country and, as…

Luiz de Queiroz and the Introduction of Electric Street Lighting in Piracicaba
by Eliana Tadeu Terci When Luiz de Queiroz arrived in Piracicaba, the city was still plagued by recurrent structural problems.…

ESALQ and the First Agricultural Colleges in Brazil
by Alexandre Macchione Saes The institutionalization of agricultural education in Brazil came later than in Europe and North America. From…

The Context of the Creation of the Luiz de Queiroz Practical School
by Carlos Eduardo de Freitas Vian The creation of the Luiz de Queiroz Practical School should be seen in a…

European Agronomy Experience Adapted to the Tropics
Léon Alphonse Morimont was one of the principal authorities on agronomic science in Europe. He graduated from the famed Gembloux…

Work and Workers in the Formation of the School of Agriculture: Free Labor after AbolitionÂ
by Fabiana Junqueira The land that now belongs to ESALQ-USP, from the donation of São João da Montanha Farm until…