After the Second World War, the Portuguese government was pressurised by international institutions to withdraw from its colonial territories in Africa and Asia. By way of resistance, the Estado Novo government reinforced the role of the Agência Geral do Ultramar [General Agency for Overseas] as an institution of propaganda, research, and financing of colonial projects. Defending its colonial practices, Portugal became isolated in the international realm. As such, the country aimed to produce more scientific knowledge to inform its decisions on infrastructural projects in the colonial territory. This is how the practices of urbanism and architecture were also regarded as areas of action for the Agency. Trained in London and Madrid, among others, technicians, architects, and engineers were employed by the Overseas Ministry to serve at the Gabinete de Urbanização Colonial [Overseas Planning Office]. Founded in 1944, this agency sought to optimise planning decisions and architectural production in the colonial territory. At the same time, the General Agency for Overseas sponsored publications, such as the Boletim Geral das Colónias/Ultramar [General Bulletin for the Colonies/Overseas], which disseminated the knowledge and experience architects had acquired in the field. In addition, research in areas such as medicine, climate, or agricultural and mineral resources informed decisions on the settlement of Europeans in Africa, and on the territorial infrastructure required to organise transportation networks, settlements, and climatic solutions for building. This article aims to establish whether the General Agency for Overseas actually encouraged the production of more scientific knowledge through its facilities. It also aims to examine the role of the Agency as one of the main active agents, and not only as a propaganda vehicle, in the colonisers' general plans.

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晚期葡萄牙殖民主义、研究和非洲宣传：海外总署促进领土占领和建筑基础设施

第二次世界大战后，葡萄牙政府受到国际机构的压力，要求其撤出其在非洲和亚洲的殖民领土。通过抵抗，Estado Novo 政府强化了 Agência Geral do Ultramar [海外总署] 作为殖民项目的宣传、研究和融资机构的作用。为捍卫其殖民做法，葡萄牙在国际领域变得孤立。因此，该国旨在产生更多的科学知识，为其在殖民领土上的基础设施项目决策提供信息。这就是城市化和建筑实践也被视为原子能机构行动领域的原因。在伦敦和马德里接受过培训，其中包括技术人员、建筑师、和工程师受雇于海外部，在 Gabine de Urbanização Colonial [海外规划办公室] 服务。该机构成立于 1944 年，旨在优化殖民领土的规划决策和建筑生产。与此同时，海外总署赞助了出版物，例如 Boletim Geral das Colónias/Ultramar [殖民地/海外总公报]，这些出版物传播了建筑师在该领域获得的知识和经验。此外，医学、气候或农业和矿产资源等领域的研究为欧洲人在非洲的定居以及组织交通网络、定居点和建筑气候解决方案所需的领土基础设施提供了依据。本文旨在确定海外总署是否真的鼓励通过其设施生产更多的科学知识。它还旨在研究该机构作为主要活跃代理人之一的作用，而不仅仅是作为宣传工具，在殖民者的总体计划中。