“In a labyrinth of rivers, ‘furos’ and ‘igarapés’”: black peasants, memory and post emancipation in the XIX and XX centuries Amazonia
Abstract
This article approaches the narratives about the memories and the formation of communities of mocambos and fugitives in the 19th and 20th centuries Brazilian Amazônia. Special emphasis is given to the lower region of the Tocantins River. The text is based on historical documents, such as police records and narratives of the 1800’s punitive expeditions, and ethnographic researches, carried out from 1996 through 1999. These sources made possible to analyze the constitution of some villages and towns of black peasants, many of those originated from mocambos and quilombos. It was also possible to study the villagers’ experiences and socioeconomics joints, as well as the events that took place in the period post emancipation.
Key words: mocambos, quilombos, memory, black peasants, Tocantins River.Downloads
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