Discursos do Progresso : Sorocaba e o fim das Feiras de Muares (1850-1900)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

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The mainly purpose of this research is to analyse the causes that have been taken Sorocaba mules fairs extinguishment, during the second half of nineteenth century. The castle trade had propiciated Sorocaba s development. During the months of january and may the annual castle fairs attracted several "men that taken care of the clattle" - tropeiros - who sold their mules troops to people from "São Paulo", "Rio de Janeiro", "Minas Gerais" and "Bahia" provinces. The mainly amusement of the people during that time were games, bets, "cavalhadas" - men fights as medieval horsemen -, cosmoramas and panoramas shows. The trade witch was developed on the streets together with the public spectacles turn on the face of the town. The Ítnerants traders traders contested with the own local traders. From up the 1860 decade "Sorocaba" had 115 economy modified by the increament of the cotton cultivation. As one of the consequences a railroad was built, in 1875. In the three last decades of century XIX, Sorocaba earned urban improvemen15. Intelectuais and politicians speechs supported the idea that the economy based on mules fairs had to be overcame, believing that the industrial increase and urbanistic improvement were the best choice. The municipal governement instances, by their tum, wondered to have more control under the privilegiouslyless people.The men that taken care of the catlIe used to cross the town for transporting the catlle and the mainly point of this progressist purpose, supported by the intelectuais and politicians, came on enter the new way that was opened and rended favorable that the catlle could be transported out the town throughout the neighbourgs and cities around.

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tropeiros - sorocaba (sp) tropa de muares - brasil imprensa e politica

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