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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
Young child on the donkey led by bis grandmother to work on the small family plot in southern Bahia. The labor force on ranches in the sertão were primarily mixed bloods, especially caboclos. The relative social freedom in the hinterland was especially appealing to those whose social position would otherwise be marginal. Vaqueiros or cowboys still roam the caatinga on horseback tending to zebu cattle. Both cattle and men are a hardy lot, able to adapt to this harsh natural environment. Despite recent economic opportunities, the sertão remains as one of the most poverty-stricken regions in Brazil. Illiteracy and malnourishment abound.Criança sobre um burrinho sendo levado pelo seu avó para trabalhar numa pequena propriedade familiar, no sul da Bahia. A mão-de-obra nas fazendas do sertão era originalmente constituída por mestiços, especialmente caboclos. A relativa mobilidade social no interior atraiu aqueles, cuja posição social de outro modo seria marginal à sociedade colonial. Vaqueiros ou "cowboys" vagueiam tranqüilamente pela caatinga no lombo do cavalo, cuidando do gado Zebu. Tanto o gado quanto o homem são bastante vigorosos, capazes de se adaptar a este severo meio ambiente. Apesar de recentes oportunidades económicas, o sertão permanece sendo uma das regiões do Brasil de maior miséria. Analfabetismo e desnutrição são abundantes.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988
Keywords
Brazil: Introduction to Brazil
