Rural-urban migrations among descendents of slaves in the littoral of Rio Grande do Sul in the middle of the 20th century
Abstract
It is known that the existence of labor laws in Brazilian cities during the years of the Getúlio Vargas administration and their inexistence in rural areas generated migrations from the hinterland to the cities (Gomes, 2005, p. 240-241). This article
discusses, through the methodology of oral history, how this process was experienced by descendants of slaves from the rural area of the town of Osório who, in the search for new prospects for their lives, moved to cities such as Osório, Capão da Canoa and Porto Alegre. The article investigates what reasons beside the labor legislation led them
to the cities and also asks about their occupations once they were living in urban areas.
Key words: migrations, labor laws, littoral of Rio Grande do Sul, descendants of slaves.
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