Although the prominence of political culture in Brazil puts more spotlight on the executive power, the legislative power is a representative power that demands, as much as the former, attention from political historiography, especially facts that occurred in municipal chambers. Based on this, the purpose of this article is to carefully analyze the roles of the councilors of the municipality of Varzedo in the process of annulment of the board of directors, after the death of the mayor and the evasion of the vice-mayor.Keywords: Policy. Legislative. Local. History.
AbstractWe can observe that in Brazil, and by extension in Santa Catarina, during the years 1930 to 1945, there was a restrictive expansion and localized modernization of postal services. It was restrictive because there was growth in postal activity, combining periods of contraction and expansion, and localized because we observe advancements in certain services (airmail and the construction of new headquarters). Both restrictive expansion and localized modernization are associated with economic performance and state modernization. In this article, we will analyze these two movements in postal services in Santa Catarina, which are combined to enable the expansion and modernization of the postal system.
The study of the rural world is essential to enrich local, regional and national historiographies. Rural areas are characterized by the predominance of agricultural activities, typical of these areas, such as small and artisanal industries, as well as some aspects of daily life that impacted social activities. The study of Hispanic immigrants settled in the Nuevitas region, as well as the sociability they developed during the first years of the 20th century in Cuba. These are aspects to be unraveled in order to achieve a better understanding of rural areas; a space that during these years will witness a slow transition where rural, port and industrial environments will coexist until the second decade of the 20th century. This research is carried out to study the sociability of Hispanic immigrants settled in the Nuevitas region in the early years of the 20th century. Given the scientific problem of how the Colonia Española de Nuevitas association emerged in 1903, assuming the Colonia Española de Nuevitas association as the object of study. With the aim of determining the founding process of the Colonia Española de Nuevitas association in 1903. The association was created in response to the need of Spanish immigrants settled in the territory to feel publicly represented as an entity with a collective expression of their idiosyncrasy in the face of the nascent Republic of Cuba. Some founders, merchants and owners, are the fundamental drivers of the association and its optimal performance in services.
This article explores the celebration of Caruaru’s centennial, which took place in 1957, and the impact of this commemoration on the construction of the city’s cultural identity. Throughout the text, we discuss the role of local institutions, the press, and national intellectuals like Jorge Amado in the festivities. We also highlight the importance of the music produced in honor of the city, especially the compositions by Luiz Gonzaga and Onildo Almeida, which helped establish Caruaru as a cultural hub in the Northeast. The cultural representations and the connection between the event and the Caruaru Fair reinforce the role of music and popular culture in creating a collective memory of the city. The methodology was based on documentary research and was guided by theoretical approaches from Cultural History authors. We hope to contribute to debates about regional history, particularly that of Caruaru, in the mid-20th century.
Brazil, especially its Northern region, is marked by pronounced heterogeneity in the living and working conditions of rural youth. Along the Amazonian riverbanks, this diversity appears in distinct forms of productive engagement, limited access to public services, and varied patterns of sociability. Scarce employment and income opportunities, alongside the lack of youth-specific public policies, restrict these young people’s ability to plan and make their life projects come true. Açaí, a fruit of major economic and social importance to the region, demands a critical examination of its value chain. Growing demand for the product, divorced from effective attention to the safety and wellbeing of the communities involved, has produced significant adverse impacts. This study analyses the working conditions experienced by riverside youth in the açaí chain, addressing rural poverty, inadequate educational preparation, and the absence of opportunities for decent work. Exploitation of young labour, depressed wages, informality, and the lack of social dialogue undermine the full exercise of citizenship. Fieldwork in the Quianduba River community, municipality of Abaetetuba (Pará), shows that açaí extraction imposes risks and deprivations that violate fundamental rights, ignored by other actors in the chain and by the final consumer. This reality reproduces a hegemonic discourse about Amazonia that perpetuates inequalities and obstructs the construction of youth identity and the development of life projects that express their contemporary subjectivities.
