Abstract
This text deals with the colonization, agrarian reform and rural settlement projects in Mato Grosso. Thus, the main objective was to use the life stories and narratives of the participants in the research on the Arinos Valley Settlement Project to understand their feelings upon arriving at the settlement, their individual and collective life experiences, the dreams, struggles and challenges they underwent in their pursuit of possession of their lot of land in the context of rural settlement. The study is based on the assumptions of the qualitative research method associated with the life stories and narratives of twelve settlers; the selection criterion was that they were the original inhabitants of the settlement. The research data indicate that the narratives expressed in the settler’s voices show, on the one hand, their satisfaction and joy regarding the opportunity to fulfill their dream of achieving their own lots of land to guarantee family production. On the other hand, that there are also problems inherent in the neglect and / or lack of commitment of the public authorities, which have not provided the settlers with the basic infrastructure recommended in agrarian reform policies for rural settlements.Keywords: Rural settlements, Colonization, Life stories, Narratives.
Highlights
According to Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) (2015), Rural Settlement Projects are located in all regions of the country and are made up of independent agricultural units, where families are placed with the intention of using the land to produce goods that will provide them with income and sustenance
According to data from the Institute there are 9,337 rural settlements in Brazil, of which 549 are located in the state of Mato Grosso, with 82,876 families settled in a geographic space of 6,048,948.91 ha
It is possible to infer that if the quality of life has improved, it is because there has been significant economic, social and political development in the settlement. When they reflect that they work with what is theirs, that they take care of what is theirs, that there have been changes and that they know how to demand their rights, there are in these narratives the feeling that somehow they knew how to fight for the right to conquer the land
Summary
Este texto versa sobre a colonização, reforma agrária e os projetos de assentamentos rurais de Mato Grosso. Os dados da pesquisa apontam que as narrativas manifestadas mostram, por um lado, a satisfação e a alegria pela oportunidade que tiveram ao realizar o sonho de conquistar seus próprios lotes de terras para a garantia da produção familiar e, de outro, que existem, ainda, problemas inerentes ao descaso e/ou pouco comprometimento do poder público, ao não disponibilizou aos assentados a infraestrutura básica preconizada nas políticas de reforma agrária para assentamentos rurais. Las narrativas manifestadas el las voces de los asentados muestran, por un lado, la satisfacción y la alegría por la oportunidad que tuvieron al realizar el sueño de conquistar sus propios lotes de tierras para la garantía de la producción familiar y, de outro, que existen, aún, problemas inehentes al descuido y/o poco comprometimiento del poder público, que no ha puesto a los asentados la infraestructura básica preconizada en las políticas de reforma agraria para asentamientos rurales.
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