Banca de DEFESA: DEMETRIUS ROBERTO DE OLIVEIRA ESTEVAM

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STUDENT : DEMETRIUS ROBERTO DE OLIVEIRA ESTEVAM
DATE: 16/10/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Biblioteca Roberto Pires - Campus Porto Velho
TITLE:

The Invention of Arigo: Discourses of Power, Silencing and Resistance in the History of the Porto Velho Amazon

KEY WORDS:

Migrations. Amazon. Arigós. Cultures. Identities. Representations.

PAGES: 151
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUBÁREA: História do Brasil
SPECIALTY: História Regional do Brasil
SUMMARY:

This research examines the cultural conflicts embedded in the Amazonian spaces, including Porto Velho (Rondonia), focusing on the arigos as historically active agents in shaping the Amazon as a plural cultural frontier. The study is linked to the Graduate Program in Amazonian History (PPGHAm-UNIR) under the research line “Populations, Ethnicities, and Culture: Uses and Representations.” The central problem revolves around the cultural clashes in the Amazon, analyzing the meanings, movements, and representations of arigos in the region’s historical construction. The theoretical framework draws on Bhabha (1998), Hall (2005), Benchimol (1999), Jayme Ferreira (1999), Teixeira (2020), and Fonseca (1998), addressing the historical narratives and imaginaries between Northeastern and Northern Brazil, including governmental actions amid capitalist ambitions before and after Vargas’ dictatorship during WWII. The dissertation’s primary objective is to understand the social, cultural, and political effects of elite influence on the arigos’ cultural formation, alongside their historical erasure by the Vargas regime through acculturation and behavioral reengineering (Fonseca, 1998, p. 38). It also explores urbanization processes during arigo migrations across 20th-century Amazonian spaces. The research’s significance lies in challenging dominant interpretations of Amazonian history, fostering studies on diversity, contributions, and identities through the symbolic expressions and narratives of the arigo population, while bridging geographically distant yet historically connected regions. Methodologically, the study employs qualitative, analytical, and descriptive approaches, grounded in Bhabha (1998) and Hall’s (2005) theories, digitized documents from the Biblioteca Nacional, and physical archives. Findings suggest that despite existing scholarship, ideological and cultural tools persist in reinforcing historical traditionalism, marginalizing the pluralities that define Amazonian histories.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1275553 - LILIAN MARIA MOSER
Interna - 694209 - MARA GENECY CENTENO NOGUEIRA
Externo à Instituição - FRANCISCO BENTO DA SILVA - UFAC