Nas profundezas da terra:um estudo sobre a região carbonífera do Rio Grande do Sul (1883/1945)

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Cristina Ennes da
• Orientador(a): Bakos, Margaret Marchiori
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: RIO GRANDE DO SUL - HISTÓRIA; CARVÃO - RIO GRANDE DO SUL; MINAS DE CARVÃO - RIO GRANDE DO SUL - HISTÓRIA; MINERAÇÃO - RIO GRANDE DO SUL
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/3860

In this reserarch we aim to write the history of the coal mining industry in the São Jerônimo region, from the study of the strategies of the southern brazilian coal mining companies and its workplace routines between the years 1883 to 1945. The novel character of such theme’s study lead us to search and organize scattered materials made until now by the leaders of the coal mining companies and by the public powers, including texts written by members of the society. It was necessary, yet, to research a vast amount of regional and national newspapers, magazines and newsletters, the classification of a large database of images regarding the coal mining industry and the elaboration of an documental corpus originated in oral statements, which were very important, because they revealed the coal mining’s companies strategies towards the coal mining society. This research lead us to understand that the coal mining companies were very active in the sense that they’ve created a network between them, the public powers and the local community. Through its discourses and its praxis, the mining companies presented the perspective of self-sufficency of mineral coal to the whole country and its competence to the generation of public investment. Having the goal of attracting and mantaining the coal workers on the mines, the companies offered advantages for their daily life, such as housing, education, health and leisure. This study also allowed the mapping of aspects of the public powers’ action with the coal industry as well as its motivations and excuses elaborated by the workers of the local community to undertake the daily labor in a high risk activity in the depths of the land.