Modo de vida camponês na contemporalidade de lutas e resistência na comunidade Angical – Paranã/TO

Abstract

Analyzing the trajectory of the peasant way of life in Brazil, regardless of the scale of analysis, requires consideration of the historical aspects of the class and the essence of socio-spatial and territorial practices exercised in the context of the struggle for the condition of social reproduction. Thus, the main objective of this research is to analyze the process of territorial formation, productive practices and socio-spatial elements of resistance of the Angical Community in Paranã-TO, facing the social and environmental adversities of the territory. The initial procedure for the development of this research consisted of the bibliographical review through several textual sources of the literature inherent to the theme. The other stage was the pratical work, which was focused on data collection and identification of the social representations of the studied group about they lifestyle in which is inserted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, with the oldest residents of the community and with some public managers of the county of Paranã. In addition, objective forms was applied with the families. In the information processing, qualitative and quantitative techniques were used. The results of the present study pointed to the existence of a historical peasant’s conflict in an Angical Community, focused on the permanence in the territory and facing the productive difficulties that appeared, especially, since 1990. There are several elements of resistance of the community, being related to the identity of the group with the consolidated way of life, the changes in the internal and external social relations, according to the demands and the possibilities of the current historical context.