A construção da BR-364 de Rio Branco a Cruzeiro do Sul - Acre: sonhos, desilusões e desafios dos viajantes da estrada

Abstract

This article aims to outline aspects of the construction of highway 364, between Rio Branco/Cruzeiro do Sul –Acre. Itaims to problematize the construction situation -and delay -in the completion of said road, searching the memory of social subjects in the surroundings, through representations of lived experiences. The aimis also to understand the reasons why the highway has not yet been completed, analyzing power relations at regional level. The methodology usedconsisted of the use of regional literature, newspapers, photographs, political speeches, and etc. With the results, it was possible to notice that some of these subjects are “disillusioned”, due to the fact that the road has not yet been finished. Thus, the political discourse under the motto of the construction of the BR-364 highway served capitalism and its expansion, only being ofits interest and now beingforgotten again.

Keywords

• br 364
• rio branco/cruzeiro do sul
• road