The quilombola territory in communities in the interior of Brazilian Northeast: preliminary socioeconomic and structural characterization

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Luciana Batista
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Melo, Alyne Freire de, Barbosa, Douglas Rafael e Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20899
• topic: Comunidade tradicional; comunidade tradicional; territorialidade; condições sociais e econômicas; Territorialidade; Condições sociais e econômicas.; comunidad tradicional; territorialidad; condiciones sociales y económicas.; Comunidad tradicional; Territorialidad; Condiciones sociales y económicas.; Traditional community; Territoriality; Social and economic conditions.

The remnants of the quilombola communities are racial-ethnic groups, which have increasingly created new spaces for debate, through organizations, political representations, and movements in society in general. This article aims to characterise the Quilombola territory in the town of Caxias, Maranhão State, across the three communities: Jenipapo, Olho d'água do Raposo and Usina Velha. The study population consisted of 663 residents from the three communities, where the information available in the Ministry of Social Development database was analyzed. Aspects related to the population profile of the three communities, their homes, socio-economic conditions, and family sanitation were described. The findings suggest the implementation of public policies and strategies for improving the quality of life of the local population and reducing the vulnerability of quilombolas.