PORTO ALEGRE E O PROBLEMA DAS “MATERIAS FECAES”: O SERVIÇO DE ASSEIO PÚBLICO E A CONSTRUÇÃO DA PRIMEIRA REDE DE ESGOTO NA CAPITAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL (1879-1912)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to address a part of the history of sanitation in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul. In this city, the problem of collection and disposal of "materials fecaes" has gained importance in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century. Initially, the problem was attacked with the Public tidiness service, created in 1879, and later with the construction of the first sewer system (1905-1912). This article analyzes this sanitation valuation process in the southern capital of Rio Grande and analyzes the work of the municipal government in promoting urban health through the Public Cleanliness and building the first sewer system. The position of health and sanitation concerns engineers is also covered by Article using the documents of the City Council Chamber, the reports of the Intendencia and the newspaper The Federation as documentary sources for theme approach.