Desde a Amazônia acreana : narrativas de trabalhadores deslocados de Itaipu – leituras do “tempo presente”.

Abstract

This article is about the journey of men and women displaced into Acrean Amazon after the land expropriation occurred in the municipalities around Lake Itaipu, at the end of the 1970s. The context is that of the construction of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, which lead to the inundation and confiscation of rural properties and the deportation of the residents. This work proposes an approach centred on the perception of cultural practices and displacements as rooted in time and space through oral narratives. In addition to direct testimonies, this work used as evidence newspapers from the time, which often idealised the construction of the dam and attempted to “record” the conflicts with the people who were expropriated, alongside with the official propaganda on the “state-directed colonisation” of the Amazon region.

Keywords

• itaipu
• acrean amazon
• oral narratives
• modernisation
• rural workers