One hundred thirty years of Dom Pedro II’s death: “The emperor of the tropics” and the beginning of Brazilian Psychiatry

ABSTRACT Objective: Associate Dom Pedro II’s life trajectory and the beginning of Brazilian psychiatry through II Asylum. Methods: We conducted a narrative review literature on three search databases: Google Scholar, Pub Med, Web Science (SciELO). Results: The first institution, Asylum (1841-1889), was created by number 82 decree 18 July 1841. launching occurred at coronation ceremony. It celebration that aimed enhancing monarch’s power legitimizing emperor’s adulthood age fourteen. Throughout 48 years empire, his cultural science interests influenced emergence incipient scientific research. In this regard, portrayed not only as health care institution but also undertook an effort to attend social modifications promoted imperial court after Portuguese Crown family arrived in 1808. represented influence French based Phillipe Pinel’s (1745-1826) principles moral treatment. Conclusions: Concisely, representation personality patron science, psychiatry, society hierarchy.