Abstract
This project aims to analyze the economic thought of José Joaquim da Cunha Azeredo Coutinho - the Bishop of Olinda - (1742-1821), leader of the Brazilian enlightenment thought, and José da Silva Lisboa - the Cairu Viscount - (1756- 1835), who was considered the most important critic of the colonial system in Portugal and the formulator of the economic policy of King João VI in Brazil. The…