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| Author(s): |
Mariely de Albuquerque Mello Felipe
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2020-08-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Maximiliano Mac Menz;
Janes Jorge;
Gustavo Acioli Lopes;
Pedro Luis Puntoni
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| Advisor: | Maximiliano Mac Menz |
| Abstract | |
The main objective of this dissertation was to analyze the drought that affected the Captaincies of Pernambuco and its annexes between the years 1791 and 1793, and to understand the social and economic implications of this phenomenon throughout the last decade of the 18th century. The occurrence of long periods of drought was frequent in the region, where favorable times alternated incessantly with periods of low or absence of rainfall. Despite the secular nature of the phenomenon, prior to the arrival of Portuguese colonists, it was in the 18th century that records of lack of rain became more frequent, not because of the repetition of the phenomenon itself, but because of the growth of the population linked to agricultural and livestock activities that they started to establish themselves in a more climatically unstable region, the hinterland. The \"great drought\" of 1791 was reported as a scenario of great devastation, scarcity and famine, from north to south of the northern captaincies. The loss of crops and the death of herds in the hinterland, brought about a serious and lasting food crisis, which went beyond the local borders and affected other captaincies. The devastating potential of the phenomenon was closely linked to the specific circumstances of the supply market in the late 18th century. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/10169-3 - Drought, economy and society in the captaincy of Pernambuco and its annexes (1791-1801) |
| Grantee: | Mariely de Albuquerque Mello Felipe |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |