A terra prometida da virgem Maria: imigrantes, viajantes intelectuais e colonos na imigração polaca

Abstract

Polish immigration in Brazil begins officially in 1869, but our goal is to work with font sets produced from the 1890`s, starting a great displacement from Reino da Polônia to Brazil. We realize that there are a number of aggregate predicates to them by common sense, presenting the Polish immigrants and their descendants as deeply pious, and framed to a moral and Catholic discipline. While that they would be victims of a disastrous Brazilian immigration process. On this way, our contact with children and grandchildren of Colônia da Baixa Grande, originally were located entirely in the territory of Santo Antônio da Patrulha - RS , allowed new readings on the dynamics of everyday life of this community until the mid 1950`s and the presents days. Our goal is to understand the perceptions of immigrants in relation to Brazilian realities and opportunities of the new country, compared to the writings of those who we opted to nominate as Polish intellectuals. Significant part of the classical writings produced on Polish immigration in Brazil should be highlighted - seeking to disregard the testimony of immigrants and favor the testimony of Polish intellectuals. In the spaces of Colônia da Baixa these immigrants and their descendants sought to keep their identity from the Catholic religion, this choice of faith was not consensual, even among Catholics existed lawbreakers looking out of control and rules. In this context it is necessary to be able to talk with Anthropology and listen and observe the dynamics of the organization of settlers in Brazilian land.