Espaços de sociabilidade e solidariedade na comunidade rural do Córrego Santa Rita (Ituiutaba, MG)

Abstract

Ituiutaba is a municipality located in the Triângulo Mineiro, in which we find in its rural environment, the community of Córrego Santa Rita. The main objective of this study is to understand the formation of spaces of sociability and solidarity of the population residing in this community. From a theoretical point of view, this work is based on Humanistic Geography, with discussions that transit between existentialism and the contemporary cultural approach. This research is justified because rural communities are rarely studied from the prism of everyday life. Although Anthropology and Sociology have been more dedicated to the understanding of community life in rural areas, there is a great silence in the geographical production on this topic. In this perspective, this study brings contributions in order to understand how the production of humanizing spaces in rural areas takes place. The methodology was based on the collection of bibliographic data to discuss the concepts, in addition to document analysis in available databases. Fieldwork was also carried out to collect empirical data (interviews and photographs) and, through it, it was possible to document various sociability and solidarity relationships that occur in the community.