“The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)

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Main Author: Santos, Carlos Augusto Pereira
Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: The working conditions and most of all the way of recruiting the “rubber soldiers” in the National Rubber Campaign happened with the Special Service for the Mobilization of Workers for the Amazon (SEMTA) needs to be historically analyzed and carefully understood although it is not part of an impacting economic deal of the Second World War period, and did not bring development to the Amazon once this was an exclusively extractive activity. Thousands of male northeastern workers were allured to the rubber plantations fleeing from the devastating dry seasons, recruitment to war and starvation with the promise of riches and wealth. Through the narratives of the life stories of these men we will try to bring light upon one of the ignored pages of social history of the northeastern workers from the north of Ceará, Brazil.
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spelling “The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)“Serás Estropiado, Maltratado e Triturado na Amazônia”: trabalhadores cearenses na Campanha Nacional da Borracha, zona noroeste do Ceará (1942-1945)The working conditions and most of all the way of recruiting the “rubber soldiers” in the National Rubber Campaign happened with the Special Service for the Mobilization of Workers for the Amazon (SEMTA) needs to be historically analyzed and carefully understood although it is not part of an impacting economic deal of the Second World War period, and did not bring development to the Amazon once this was an exclusively extractive activity. Thousands of male northeastern workers were allured to the rubber plantations fleeing from the devastating dry seasons, recruitment to war and starvation with the promise of riches and wealth. Through the narratives of the life stories of these men we will try to bring light upon one of the ignored pages of social history of the northeastern workers from the north of Ceará, Brazil.Apesar de os trabalhadores chamados de “Soldados da borracha” não terem participado propriamente das grandes construções de modernização econômica global, posto que atuaram no contexto da Segunda Guerra Mundial trabalhando nos seringais da Amazônia numa atividade quase que exclusivamente extrativa, merece atenção da análise histórica o processo de recrutamento, treinamento e as condições de vida e trabalho a que esses trabalhadores estiveram sujeitos durante a Campanha Nacional da Borracha, feito pelo Serviço Especial de Mobilização de Trabalhadores para a Amazônia – SEMTA. Longe de casa, milhares de nordestinos seguiram para os seringais do norte do Brasil, buscando fugir da seca e do front da guerra, aliciados com promessas de ganho e riquezas. Este artigo procura evidenciar as trajetórias de vida desses homens, especialmente da região noroeste do estado do Ceará, ainda pouco mencionados na historiografia cearense, numa perspectiva da história social.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)2021-03-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/7544710.5007/1984-9222.2021.e75447Revista Mundos do Trabalho; Vol. 13 (2021); 1-20Revista Mundos do Trabalho; Vol. 13 (2021); 1-20Revista Mundos do Trabalho; v. 13 (2021); 1-201984-9222reponame:Revista Mundos do Trabalhoinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/75447/45785Copyright (c) 2021 Revista Mundos do Trabalhoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSantos, Carlos Augusto Pereira2023-05-18T02:31:13Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/75447Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalhoPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/oai||revistamundosdotrabalho@gmail.com|| portaldeperiodicos.bu@contato.ufsc.br1984-92221984-9222opendoar:2023-05-18T02:31:13Revista Mundos do Trabalho - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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“Serás Estropiado, Maltratado e Triturado na Amazônia”: trabalhadores cearenses na Campanha Nacional da Borracha, zona noroeste do Ceará (1942-1945)
title “The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)
spellingShingle “The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)
Santos, Carlos Augusto Pereira
title_short “The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)
title_full “The Amazon will crush you, mistreat and leave you foul”: Workers from the northeast of Ceara, Brazil, in the Rubber National Campaign (1942-1945)
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description The working conditions and most of all the way of recruiting the “rubber soldiers” in the National Rubber Campaign happened with the Special Service for the Mobilization of Workers for the Amazon (SEMTA) needs to be historically analyzed and carefully understood although it is not part of an impacting economic deal of the Second World War period, and did not bring development to the Amazon once this was an exclusively extractive activity. Thousands of male northeastern workers were allured to the rubber plantations fleeing from the devastating dry seasons, recruitment to war and starvation with the promise of riches and wealth. Through the narratives of the life stories of these men we will try to bring light upon one of the ignored pages of social history of the northeastern workers from the north of Ceará, Brazil.
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