A construção de um saber sobre as cidades nos escritos de Manoel de Araújo Porto-alegre

This article is based on a set of documents from the mid-nineteenth century that testify Manoel Araujo Porto-alegre’s action in the criticism and construction of the “Rua Leopoldina”, presenting the actions of this intellectual with regard to the role of architects in the construction of cities. In this way, it seeks to explore both a little-known facet of Porto-alegre as well as situate him in the urbanistic thinking of his time.