Socioeconomic and territorial dynamics in Breves-Marajó (Pa), post-decline of madeira activity

Odair José Aragão Alves,João Marcio Palheta Da Silva,Christian Nunes Silva

doi:10.53660/conj-427-301

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Journal: Conjecturas	Publication Date: Dec 14, 2021
License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará

Abstract

The present article aims to analyze the economy of the municipality of Breves, in Brazilian State of Pará, from the decline of logging activity, which was considered the main economic base of the city, linked to trade and service provision activities, as fundamental to the upkeep and subsistence of Breves’ population, and diversification of that production, against the decay of logging business. Such activities shape the local economy in our times, employing a considerable portion of Breves’ labor, including many of which were idle, because of the unemployment generated by the closing of timber companies. Aiming to broaden the discussion on the topic, it were conducted literature searches, as well as both qualitative and quantitative interviews, which contributed to the characterization of the local economy and to verify how the current economic activity is able to ensure the livelihood of the local population.

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Conjecturas, ISSN: 1657-5830, Vol 21, No 7. Both economic and productive manufacture processes of the municipality of Breves, in the Brazilian State of Pará, had been linked to numerous activities that generate employment and income for the population, but it was by the logging activity that the city signed up between the main centers of plant extraction, which had wood as the insertion product in the markets, in different spheres, since from the second half of the 20th century, the municipality was already establishing commercial relations with other parts of Brazil, by the offering of timber and rice products, emphasizing the production of latex, which boosted the local economy
Territorial and, above all, economic transformations will be analyzed in this work, since the changes brought by the advent, apex and collapse of the timber activity shaped the structure of that aspects and caused evident transformations in Breves’ scenario
The fieldwork analyzes made in Breves / Marajó region, in the State of Pará, are related to both the context of the timber production process and the representation of its socio-spatial organization, especially, in the urban area of Breves, from the decay of this activity, including the main consequences of the closing of wood production and processing industries, highlighting the importance of the civil service and government welfarism in the dynamics and development of the other commercial activities of the municipality

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Introduction

Both economic and productive manufacture processes of the municipality of Breves, in the Brazilian State of Pará, had been linked to numerous activities that generate employment and income for the population, but it was by the logging activity that the city signed up between the main centers of plant extraction, which had wood as the insertion product in the markets, in different spheres, since from the second half of the 20th century, the municipality was already establishing commercial relations with other parts of Brazil, by the offering of timber and rice products, emphasizing the production of latex, which boosted the local economy.Some social, territorial and, above all, economic transformations will be analyzed in this work, since the changes brought by the advent, apex and collapse of the timber activity shaped the structure of that aspects and caused evident transformations in Breves’ scenario. These activities have shown expressive numbers, in the city of Breves, over the years, being responsible for income generation to a large portion of the population, since they are considered as developers of the Brazilian economy, as well as they are account for a considerable percentage of the national GDP.

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