“Everything that is planted grows”: Agriculture and diversification of production (region of the Missions, Rio Grande do Sul State, 1828-1860)

Authors

  • Leandro Goya Fontella Programa de Pós-Graduação em História Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Abstract

This article discusses the agricultural activities and productive diversity developed in a region supplying the internal market of southern Brazil in the imperial period. The research focus is on the village of São Borja, located in the region of the Missions in the Western border of the province of Rio Grande de São Pedro. The analysis of coeval reports shows the main agricultural products grown in the region investigated. The serial examination of post mortem inventories shows that agriculture was disseminated among the production units regardless of their economic scale. The data investigated reveal that, in most cases, the agricultural establishments diversified their production, combining activities of cattle-raising and agriculture, thus seeking connections to several commercial circuits.

Keywords: southern Brazil, nineteenth century, serial history.

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Published

2015-05-11

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2015): January/April

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