From the glorious past to the intangible present: a historical and environmental analysis of Paraíba do Sul River (São Paulo – Brazil)

Do passado glorioso ao presente abstrato: uma análise histórica e ambiental do rio Paraíba do Sul (São Paulo – Brasil)

Authors

  • Mauro Castilho Gonçalves Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)
  • Diego Rodrigo de Oliveira Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31668/revistaueg.v12i2.13884

Abstract

The article mentions the river-city dynamics under the perspective of the environmental history and periodical press during the 20th. century.  The hydrographic basin analysed is Paraiba do Sul river which encompasses part of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States. The methodology is centred mostly on bibliographical and documental search, considering the database of two collections: Brazilian National and Digital Library and Newspaper Library, Antônio Mello Junior, from Museums Division and Historical Archives of the city of Taubaté, State of São Paulo. The theoretical foundations of this work are articulated around two main axes. a)  The Paraíba do Sul River as a category for analysing b) the interaction river-city in the environmental history and periodical press context. It aims at investigating and reflecting on the historical and environmental connections of Paraíba do Sul River with a set of practices in the utilization of hydrological basin. The conclusion is that for each period was conceived a singular interaction with Paraíba do Sul river. And even highlighted at certain times like a waterbody distant from social groups, it was essential for the urban-industrial Project of the region.

Keywords: Paraíba do Sul river. Periodical press. Environmental history.

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Author Biographies

  • Mauro Castilho Gonçalves, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

    Doutor em Educação: História, Política, Sociedade pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP); docente da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), professor Titular do Instituto Básico de Humanidades da Universidade de Taubaté e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais.

  • Diego Rodrigo de Oliveira, Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU)

    Mestre em Ciências Ambientais pela Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU); docente no Colégio Tableau (Taubaté) e no Colégio Saloni (São José dos Campos).

Published

2023-08-04

How to Cite

From the glorious past to the intangible present: a historical and environmental analysis of Paraíba do Sul River (São Paulo – Brazil): Do passado glorioso ao presente abstrato: uma análise histórica e ambiental do rio Paraíba do Sul (São Paulo – Brasil). (2023). REVHIST - Revista De História Da UEG, 12(2), e222308. https://doi.org/10.31668/revistaueg.v12i2.13884