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This article defines the spatial configuration of the large pre-colonial site in the present-day city of Santarém on the lower Amazon, Brazil, demonstrating a settlement pattern consisting of two villages separated by a seasonal lake. The sites Aldeia (121 ha) and Porto (89 ha) form part of the largest archaeological complex found today in any urban area of Amazonia. The article describes the research methods employed, including augering, geophysical prospecting, and stratigraphic excavation, and presents the contexts of cultural occupation, as well as the chronology, which confirms the contemporaneity of these sites between a.d. 1200 and 1600. Both sites are habitational, while the Aldeia site appears to have been a ceremonial center with features for depositing shamanic artifacts. The article argues that although evidence has been found for a hierarchy of sites within the region, this does not imply political centralization but rather situates the Aldeia site as a place of ritual convergence, thus pointing to other ways of thinking about social complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ceramic sherds from approximately 20 samples of lead-glazed tableware, recovered from diverse archaeological sites, including three repurposed storage pits transformed into dumpsters within the medieval city of Santarém (13th–14th century), underwent a meticulous examination. This investigation utilised techniques such as micro-Raman, ground-state diffuse reflectance absorption, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopies, in addition to X-ray diffraction and stereomicroscopy. A parallel study was conducted on contemporaneous European ceramics (glazed sherds) sourced from archaeological sites dating back to the 13th–15th centuries in Saintonge (France), Ardenne, Zomergem, and Bruges (Belgium), as well as Surrey–Hampshire, Kingston, and Cheam (England). The first premise for comparing the Santarem samples with European production locations was their frequent commercial relations with Portugal and the frequency of these productions being found in Portugal. The colour of the ceramic bodies is predominantly white or whitish, with a few exhibiting a vivid red hue. Analyses of the fabric, mineralogical, and elemental composition of the sherds suggest that the majority of Santarém’s glazed ceramics were locally or regionally produced, potentially derived from a Pliocene kaolin-rich sand formation. However, this conclusion is not supported by the absence of discovered lead glaze kilns or workshops in Santarém for the late Middle Ages.

Ceramic sherds from approximately 20 samples of lead-glazed tableware, recovered from diverse archaeological sites, including three repurposed storage pits transformed into dumpsters within the medieval city of Santarém (13th–14th century), underwent a meticulous examination. This investigation utilised techniques such as micro-Raman, ground-state diffuse reflectance absorption, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopies, in addition to X-ray diffraction and stereomicroscopy. A parallel study was conducted on contemporaneous European ceramics (glazed sherds) sourced from archaeological sites dating back to the 13th–15th centuries in Saintonge (France), Ardenne, Zomergem, and Bruges (Belgium), as well as Surrey–Hampshire, Kingston, and Cheam (England). The first premise for comparing the Santarem samples with European production locations was their frequent commercial relations with Portugal and the frequency of these productions being found in Portugal. The colour of the ceramic bodies is predominantly white or whitish, with a few exhibiting a vivid red hue. Analyses of the fabric, mineralogical, and elemental composition of the sherds suggest that the majority of Santarém's glazed ceramics were locally or regionally produced, potentially derived from a Pliocene kaolin-rich sand formation. However, this conclusion is not supported by the absence of discovered lead glaze kilns or workshops in Santarém for the late Middle Ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A partir do final da década de 1990, o cultivo da soja avançou do bioma cerrado para a Amazônia, impulsionado por investimentos governamentais e privados em infraestrutura, como o porto da Cargill em Santarém (2004) e a pavimentação da BR-163 no Pará. Nos municípios de Santarém, Belterra e Mojuí dos Campos, a área de cultivo de soja aumentou de 16 mil ha em 2004 para 75 mil ha em 2020, acompanhando melhorias na infraestrutura de transporte, um fator chave na expansão da soja. Este estudo objetiva caracterizar espacialmente as mudanças nas condições viárias e seu impacto no tempo de viagem das áreas de cultivo até o porto de Santarém entre 2004 e 2020, na região Oeste do Pará. O método incluiu a geração de uma superfície de atrito e a atribuição de velocidades diferenciadas para estimar o tempo de viagem, considerando uso do solo, condições e extensão das estradas e declividade. Os resultados mostraram um aumento significativo na extensão da rede de estradas, de 2.322 km para 5.114 km, e uma redução no tempo médio de viagem de 65 minutos no período seco e 92 minutos no período chuvoso. As maiores reduções no tempo de viagem ocorreram na porção sul da área de estudo, devido à abertura de novas vicinais conectadas à BR-163. No Planalto Santareno, onde houve maior expansão da soja, a redução no tempo de viagem foi menor, refletindo uma rede viária já consolidada em 2004.

Resumo A produção de objetos em palha de tucumã é histórica em comunidades às margens do rio Arapiuns, município de Santarém, Pará, e, em 2022, esse saber-fazer foi declarado patrimônio histórico, cultural e imaterial do município. Este artigo aborda mudanças na organização social e na produção artesanal dos trançados do Arapiuns, a partir da experiência da Associação de Artesãos e Artesãs das Comunidades de Nova Pedreira, Vista Alegre e Coroca (AARTA). Entrevistas semiestruturadas, conversas informais e análise de documentos indicaram que, a partir dos anos 2000, diversas instituições passaram a atuar na região, visando à geração de renda e à preservação cultural e ambiental. Essas instituições, juntamente com artesãs, possibilitaram o intercâmbio de saberes-fazeres, as variações na tipologia e no tingimento de peças, a organização formalizada das artesãs, além de mudanças nas formas de produção e comercialização do artesanato. A organização formal do grupo, a atuação da associação e o papel desempenhado por uma artesã específica consolidaram tais mudanças. Nesse processo, a AARTA materializou a valorização do artesanato pelas próprias artesãs e tem impulsionado a colocação dessa atividade em espaços que estimam os atributos de um artesanato tradicional, com melhores preços de venda, além de divulgar e permitir seu reconhecimento enquanto patrimônio municipal.

O presente trabalho tem como tema A Conquista de Espaço: As Mulheres no Rádio Santareno. A finalidade é mostrar a importância da mulher na locução do rádio, permitir o acesso ao mercado de trabalho, as oportunidades têm favorecido somente os homens. O objetivo do trabalho é investigar a ausência da mulher dentro do rádio, compreender o motivo. O resultado mostra que a brasileira quer ingressar no rádio, porém a oportunidade não concedida o desinteresse da empresa na contratação, quando é chamada para ocupar cargo, passa por algum constrangimento. Conclui-se que o mercado não escolhe gênero, a voz hoje no rádio não é tão fundamental como antes.

The relationship between material heritage and society can be established through the knowledge and recognition of historical spaces as bearers of a collective memory, and the practice of Heritage Education in the school environment is pointed outas an efficient mean to carry out this mediation between the community and the local cultural goods. In this sense, this text aims to demonstrate the informative potential of historical buildings and their use for teaching History, taking as an example the case of Solar do Barão de Santarém. Pierre Nora's concept of memory (1993) is considered, which states that these places keep the memory of their time through their architectural features. For the construction of this text, a bibliographical research wascarried out on the Solar do Barão in Estefany Couto (2013), Nelson Papavero and William L. Overal (2011). Primary sources such as newspapers and photographic records were analyzed, in addition to a visit to the Solar do Barão, in which the photographic material of the mansion present in this work was produced. The didactic use of historic mansions contributes to the appreciation of local history and the formation of historical awareness, making the learning process more dynamic and enabling students to learn about general aspects of the mandatory subject while studying History itself.

Confederados are descendants of U.S. southerners who emigrated to southern Brazil and the Amazon region after the Civil War, where slavery was still legal. The Brazilian government covered their transportation costs and provided subsides and land grants in exchange for developing “empty” land. Much of the material written about Confederados is by descendants where discussions of slavery, slave ownership (prior to emigration or in Brazil), or the “draw” to Brazil receives little or no mention. This article threads the troubled history of Confederados in Santarém, Pará, to a global context demanding a reckoning with systemic and institutionalized racism and police violence through protests, petitions, and demands of removal of symbols of slavery, racism, and oppression and of reparations. I examine the debates and tensions concerning collective and public memory about slavery, settler colonialism and the display of the Confederate flag.

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