Os bastidores da seca: a exploração dos trabalhadores nas frentes de serviço do Açude Araras, Varjota-CE (1951–1958)

• Autor(a) principal: GONÇALVES, Letícia Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Capítulo de livro
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Comum do Brasil - Deposita
• Texto Completo: https://deposita.ibict.br/handle/deposita/59
• topic: História; Educação; Cultura; History; Education; Culture; Historia; Educación; Cultura; História do Brasil

Located in the city now known as Varjota, in the state of Ceará, Açar Araras was built from public policies in order to reduce the effects caused by droughts inherent in the semiarid climate in the Northeast. However, more than projects and daily work, the grandeur of its waters hide bitter stories that are remembered to this day by those who participated in this process. In this sense, our goal throughout this text is to analyze some interpretations that, intentionally or unintentionally, are left in the background. We seek to investigate strands that are commonly overlooked, not because they are irrelevant, but because they are part of means which, according to certain views, did not justify ends. Therefore, being more specific in our research, we will investigate the possibility of an exploration of the workforce of men and women who worked in the service fronts of the dam. Perceiving an intrinsic view of this perspective of study behind the scenes of this construction, we will try, in the light of studies developed by Castro (2011), Neves (2000), Filho and Souza (1988), among others, to analyze and reflect on some memories and writings that are part of this discussion. In this way, we will be able to show other protagonists of this story - men, women and children who faced not only climatic but notably human adversity in the hope of achieving better days.