Território da lepra: a criação e consolidação do Refúgio dos Leprosos em Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil (1930 –1970)

Abstract

This article aims to present the results of research on the territory of lepers living in Anapolis during the years of 1930-1970. The collection and analysis of oral reports, photographic images and documents of individual and institutional archives were used as sources for the research. The leprosarium established in Anapolis was built by the Society of Sao Vincente de Paulo in the 1930s through public and private donations. In the following decade it was disabled due to the opening of the Colony Santa Marta in Goiania, where patients that were treated at the leprosarium in Anapolis went. The following decade a refuge territory for sick fugitives from the colonies was created and, during the 50s, 60s and 70s, the residents survived on donations (food, clothing, etc.) made and delivered by the local society to ensure that they did not enter the city. In the 1970s the territory was consolidated as a refuge for leprosy patients. Segregation and poverty were the guiding elements for the creation of their territoriality.