Notes on the pioneer fronts in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense (1970-2000)

• Autor(a) principal: Trubiliano, Carlos Alexandre Barros
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Albuquerque (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/AlbRHis/article/view/2447
• topic: occupation; cities; territory; development; ocupação; cidades; território; desenvolvimento

From the imperial period, there is a concern on the part of the national state, the defense of Brazil's western frontier, especially after the war against Paraguay (1864-1870), when they become public the weaknesses that territory. In the face of vulnerabilities, since the Republican period, some actions - such as the expansion of military units, the construction of telegraph lines and the Madeira - Mamore railway and Northwest Brazil and later the construction of the Highway 364 - aimed the demarcation and effective integration this region of the country. One of the effects of the construction of these roads, throughout the twentieth century was the emergence of networks of cities, including urban network Rondoniense Forest Zone. This essay points out some in dicators of socioeconomic development that help to understand the process of formation of urban cities network Rondoniense Forest Zone between the years 1970 - 2000.