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This paper addresses the social circuit of photography in the Amazon region of the nineteenth century, considering photographic images as historical heritage. It presents the basic principles for working with photography as a source and object of history; it identifies the individuals, situations, practices, and products that serve to characterize the uses and functions of photography in nineteenth-century Amazonia.||This paper addresses the social circuit of photography in the Amazon region of the nineteenth century, considering photographic images as historical heritage. It presents the basic principles for working with photography as a source and object of history; it identifies the individuals, situations, practices, and products that serve to characterize the uses and functions of photography in nineteenth-century Amazonia.||O texto aborda o circuito social da fotografia na Amazônia do século XIX, considerando as imagens fotográficas como patrimônio histórico. Apresenta os princípios básicos para se trabalhar com a fotografia como fonte e objeto da História; identifica os sujeitos, situações, práticas e produtos que permitem caracterizar os usos e funções da fotografia na Amazônia oitocentista.
