<b>Moralidade, vocação, prudência e desvelo: a difícil arte de ser professor primário no Pará imperial (1838-1851)

This article aims to investigate the condition of primary education teacher from the point of view of the presidents of the province of Pará, from the discourse of Soares Andréa in 1838 to the law 203 of 1851, approaching those days idea of a good teacher, the opinion about the teachers at work in the province and the actual conditions in which this professional acted. In their reports, speeches and discourses, presidents dealt with the general state of education and pointed out teachers in this scenario, highlighting their more specific comments on this professional as well as the conception of his work, as well as the established guidelines and requirements. The article is the result of a broader research on public education in Pará during the Second Empire, more specifically, between 1840 and 1852