Throughout the past three decades, growth in Brazilian agricultural sector has entailed changes in local rural ways of living. In the Amazon, rapid increase of such transformations has had profound impact on the everyday life of rural populations. Regarding rurality as a social value, the present paper describes Nova Redenção, a typical village in the Northeast of Pará, and the agricultural everyday life of its dwellers. The object of study is also characterized with regard to the debate over family agricultural production and its future in industrial societies.
Author Biography
Voyner Ravena Cañete, Universidade Federal do Pará
Antropóloga, Profª. do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aquática e Pesca (PPGEAP) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais (PPGCS), ambos da Universidade Federal do Pará – UFPA. E-mail: ravenacanete@ufpa.br
