Novo Oeste: uma análise do processo migratório da cidade de Luís Eduardo Magalhães – Ba

Abstract

The public policies of the federal government in view of the occupation of the demographic vacuums around the 70's and 80's made the technological modernization of agrarian cultivation influences migration flows in the cerrado of Bahia. Thus, the present study has as general objective to investigate the socio - cultural impacts of the migratory process in the constitution of the city of Luís Eduardo Magalhães - BA. This dissertation also makes a survey to identify the main historical facts that led to the creation of the city, to understand the reasons that motivated the migration to this locality and to analyze the main cultural manifestations present in the daily life of the municipality. For this, an exploratory research was conducted through key informants to collect data that would subsidize a qualitative inquiry in the search for information that would reveal a profile of a city that is still under construction, as well as its cultural identity. After this analysis, it was possible to perceive the dualities inherent to the accelerated growth process of a small city, revealing the same problems of prevalence of economic power, hegemony of traditions of groups holding this power, segregation and precarious infrastructure conditions that are visible in the city.