“Lugares que migram” as imagens do mundo vivido pelos assentados do Canoas em Presidente Figueiredo (AM)

Abstract

Canoas is a rural community and a settlement. Its dynamism might be better understood if we consider its two periods: before and after the settlement project (SP). Thus, we aim to describe and comprehend how settled migrants represent their way of life and paths taken, as well as Canoas, developing an identity relationship with it. Ten migrant subjects not from the North region participated in the research due to their background in the migration process. Three old inhabitants also participated in the research to describe their perception upon migrants arrival. Mental maps and oral history help us understand each subjects experience lived upon settlement. It is a qualitative research in phenomenological geography; therefore, it contributes to comprehending and rebuilding the past place in multidimensional views, as well as the relationship in the existing identity or not since it is in the displaying of the relationships that they occur.