A festa do Corpo de Deus no império português

The article has the purpose to provide a short historical note on the Corpus Christi celebration, defining it as a religious ceremony arrogated by the Portuguese Monarchy in Modern Times. And, to highlight the relations between the ceremony and the Municipal Council, responsible for the space-temporal framing of the stat. Finally to search to indicate in which way the realization of the festivity and the participation of the different social corps contribute to the elaboration of the colonial towns Identity in the framework of the Maritime Portuguese Empire.The article has the purpose to provide a short historical note on the Corpus Christi celebration, defining it as a religious ceremony arrogated by the Portuguese Monarchy in Modern Times. And, to highlight the relations between the ceremony and the Municipal Council, responsible for the space-temporal framing of the stat. Finally to search to indicate in which way the realization of the festivity and the participation of the different social corps contribute to the elaboration of the colonial towns Identity in the framework of the Maritime Portuguese Empire.O artigo tem como objetivo fornecer um breve histórico da comemoração do Corpo de Deus, definindo-a como cerimônia religiosa apropriada pela Monarquia portuguesa na Época Moderna. E, destacar as relações entre a cerimônia e o Senado da Câmara, responsável pelo enquadramento espaço-temporal do ritual. Por fim, buscar-se indicar de que maneira a realização da festividade e a participação dos diferentes corpos sociais contribuem para a elaboração da identidade de cidades coloniais no interior do Império Marítimo Português. &nbsp