André Rebouoas: da Engenharia Civil j Engenharia Social

Introdução – André Rebouças: uma trajetória em várias versões 29
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75 Idem, ibidem.
76 Idem, p. 170. Os trechos de Rebouças estão no artigo “Republiquistas”, publicado no Cidade do Rio, entre junho e julho de 1888. Por
aquela época, como veremos, Rebouças já associava esta reforma à continuidade da monarquia. Entretanto, o núcleo fundamental de
suas idéias já estavam colocadas desde meados de 1870, embora dispersamente anunciadas.
77 Idem, p. 143.