Manoel Feliciano Pereira de Carvalho was born on June 8, 1806, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, to Major José Pereira de Carvalho and Thereza Nepomuceno de Carvalho.
A graduate of the former Rio de Janeiro Academy of Medicine and Surgery, Pereira de Carvalho received his diploma in surgery, at the time called the “certificate of graduated surgeon,” on April 26, 1828, and served as a physician and Chief Surgeon of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia General Hospital of Rio de Janeiro. He was further designated to hold the position of Head Physician of the Brazilian Empire’s Imperial House, with his work being acknowledged with a series of honors and awards, such as the Imperial Order of the Rose in the rank of Officer and its corresponding decoration; the Imperial Order of Christ; the Order of the Southern Cross in the rank of Official; and the title of Advisor “for his merit and literary achievements.”
Elected as a Full Member of the Rio de Janeiro Medical Society after submitting a paper called “Heart Aneurysms”, Dr. Pereira de Carvalho took office in the institution on August 7, 1830, and later on, rose to the rank of President of the Imperial Academy of Medicine for the 1859-1861 term.
Furthermore, Dr. Pereira de Carvalho took under his wing and taught the acclaimed spiritist physician Dr. Bezerra de Menezes, commonly alluded to as the “Doctor of the Poor,” in addition to taking him along to compose the Brazilian Armed Forces’ staff of medical operators, with highly regarded honors, as a Surgeon Lieutenant.
Moreover, he assumed the positions of Professor of Clinical Surgery at the former College of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro (renamed the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ), Chief Surgeon Colonel and Head of the Army Health Corps. In recognition of his military service to Brazil, he was bestowed the title of Knight of the Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz and was also decorated as a Lieutenant General for his service during the Paraguayan War.
For his efforts and contributions, the physician and high-ranking officer was also awarded the patronship of Chair Number 37 of the Brazilian Academy of Military Medicine. Dr. Manoel Feliciano Pereira de Carvalho passed away in his native town of Rio de Janeiro on November 11, 1867, at the age of 61, at which time he held the positions of Professor Lieutenant General and Head of the Armed Forces Health Corps.
Acad. Francisco Sampaio
Academic number: 20
Chair: 54
Chair honored: 54
Member: Titular
Section: Medicina
Election: 04/08/1830
Inauguration: 07/08/1830
President: José Francisco Xavier Sigaud
Division (Patron): Medicina
Death: 11/11/1867
Academic number: 20
Chair: 54
Chair honored: 54
Member: Titular
Section: Medicina
Election: 04/08/1830
Inauguration: 07/08/1830
President: José Francisco Xavier Sigaud
Division (Patron): Medicina
Death: 11/11/1867
Manoel Feliciano Pereira de Carvalho was born on June 8, 1806, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, to Major José Pereira de Carvalho and Thereza Nepomuceno de Carvalho.
A graduate of the former Rio de Janeiro Academy of Medicine and Surgery, Pereira de Carvalho received his diploma in surgery, at the time called the “certificate of graduated surgeon,” on April 26, 1828, and served as a physician and Chief Surgeon of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia General Hospital of Rio de Janeiro. He was further designated to hold the position of Head Physician of the Brazilian Empire’s Imperial House, with his work being acknowledged with a series of honors and awards, such as the Imperial Order of the Rose in the rank of Officer and its corresponding decoration; the Imperial Order of Christ; the Order of the Southern Cross in the rank of Official; and the title of Advisor “for his merit and literary achievements.”
Elected as a Full Member of the Rio de Janeiro Medical Society after submitting a paper called “Heart Aneurysms”, Dr. Pereira de Carvalho took office in the institution on August 7, 1830, and later on, rose to the rank of President of the Imperial Academy of Medicine for the 1859-1861 term.
Furthermore, Dr. Pereira de Carvalho took under his wing and taught the acclaimed spiritist physician Dr. Bezerra de Menezes, commonly alluded to as the “Doctor of the Poor,” in addition to taking him along to compose the Brazilian Armed Forces’ staff of medical operators, with highly regarded honors, as a Surgeon Lieutenant.
Moreover, he assumed the positions of Professor of Clinical Surgery at the former College of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro (renamed the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ), Chief Surgeon Colonel and Head of the Army Health Corps. In recognition of his military service to Brazil, he was bestowed the title of Knight of the Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz and was also decorated as a Lieutenant General for his service during the Paraguayan War.
For his efforts and contributions, the physician and high-ranking officer was also awarded the patronship of Chair Number 37 of the Brazilian Academy of Military Medicine. Dr. Manoel Feliciano Pereira de Carvalho passed away in his native town of Rio de Janeiro on November 11, 1867, at the age of 61, at which time he held the positions of Professor Lieutenant General and Head of the Armed Forces Health Corps.
Acad. Francisco Sampaio