Urban indigenous people in the colonial Amazon in the 18th century.

• Grant number: 25/00820-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2025
• End date: July 31, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of Brazil
• Principal Investigator: Camila Loureiro Dias
• Grantee: Marcela Gomes Fonseca
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/02896-0 - Between a deep past and an imminent future: human activity and environmental impact in early modern Amazonia, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

We aim on this project to map and describe the labour situations of indigenous women, children, men, and elderly people living in urban areas in the Amazon in the 18th century, using an array of documentation (legislation, legal-administrative documentation, period reports, inquisitorial documentation, etc.). The objective is to deepen our understanding of the daily lives of urban indigenous people and the world of labour in the Amazon region.