Análise crítica dos registros de criação ou reformulação dos estatutos das associações beneficentes, comemorativas, religiosas, filantrópicas, étnicas, científicas, educacionais, literárias, dramáticas, desportivas e recreativas criadas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro na segunda metade do século XIX.
The text looks critically at registers for creation or reformulation of the statutes of associations formed in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the second half of the 19th century. Documents analyzed are from associations such as: beneficent, religious, philanthropic, ethnic, scientific, educational or related to sports, theatre, celebrations and leisure.