Abstract
The city of Corumbá-MS (Brazil), as well as Puerto Quijarro-SC and the district of Arroyo Concepción (Bolivia), are neighbors, whose proximity and borderline historical construction create a context of possibilities to the Bolivian migratory process. This article aims to know the migratory motivation of Bolivians who live in Corumbá-MS, and identify its territorialities in a new land, in regards of fixed housing. Methodologically, it was adopted a bibliographic research and field work using interviews and informal talking with the migrants and with public organization representatives of Corumbá-MS. The technique of frontier urban landscape observation was also used in this study. It was possible to understand that the Bolivian departure from their places of origin was connected to the search of work in order to achieve better living conditions, using the information available in social network and quickly adapting to the new territory conditions.
Highlights
Goiânia-GO v. 5, n. 3 dez/2011 p.127-149 representatives of Corumbá-MS
The city of Corumbá-MS (Brazil), as well as Puerto Quijarro-SC and the district of Arroyo Concepción (Bolivia), are neighbors, whose proximity and borderline historical construction create a context of possibilities to the Bolivian migratory process
This article aims to know the migratory motivation of Bolivians who live in Corumbá-MS, and identify its territorialities in a new land, in regards of fixed housing
Summary
Professor do Mestrado em Estudos Fronteiriços Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus do Pantanal. Resumo A cidade de Corumbá-MS (Brasil) é vizinha do distrito de Arroyo Concepción e do município de Puerto Quijarro-SC (Bolívia), cuja proximidade e construção histórica fronteiriça a coloca num contexto de possibilidades para o processo migratório de povos bolivianos. O objetivo deste artigo é conhecer a motivação migratória dos bolivianos que ora residem em Corumbá-MS e identificar suas territorialidades numa nova terra, a partir da fixação de suas moradias. Metodologicamente foi adotada pesquisa bibliográfica e trabalho de campo utilizando entrevistas e conversas informais com os migrantes e com representantes dos órgãos ligados ao setor na cidade de Corumbá-MS. Foi possível compreender que a saída dos bolivianos de seus locais de origem esteve ligada à busca de trabalho para melhorar a condição de vida, utilizando as informações contidas nas redes sociais e se adaptando rapidamente às condições do novo território.
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