Resumo No vocabulário das Luzes, ‘economia da natureza’ se relacionava à ideia da existência de um ‘equilíbrio’ entre as diversas partes que compõem o mundo natural. Por sua vez, ‘economia animal’ e ‘economia vegetal’ tinham seus significados ligados ao ‘organismo’ de animais e plantas, respectivamente. Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar como naturalistas luso-americanos (Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Manuel Galvão da Silva e João da Silva Feijó) mobilizaram esses conceitos no exame de aspectos relacionados a realidades locais de diferentes partes do Império português (Reino e colônias) de finais do século XVIII e início do XIX.
Abstract In the vocabulary of the Enlightenment, ‘economy of nature’ was related to the idea of the existence of a ‘balance’ between the different parts that make up the natural world. In turn, ‘animal economy’ and ‘vegetal economy’ had their meanings linked to the ‘organism’ of animals and plants, respectively. This article aims to analyze how Luso-American naturalists (Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Manuel Galvão da Silva, and João da Silva Feijó) mobilized these concepts in examining aspects related to local realities of different parts of the Portuguese Empire (Kingdom and colonies) at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th.
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