Quilombola Community of Furnas dos Baianos, Aquidauana – Mato Grosso do Sul: historical-cultural, socioeconomic aspects and relationship with the territory

Abstract

Quilombola communities are often ignored not only by the state, but also by society with regard to when it comes to their need for and right to territory. The objective of this article was to discuss the historical-cultural aspects of the Furnas dos Baianos community, its socioeconomic profile and its relationship with the territory it occupies in the district of Piraputanga, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a qualitative, ethnographic research, which used forms, interviews and narratives for data collection. The community was formed by a group of migrants from Bahia whose main activity is subsistence agriculture, using traditional knowledge and the natural resources available for their survival. The process of land regularization and titling of the occupied territory had not been completed at the time of the research. It is a community with a combination of social, cultural, economic and political vulnerabilities.