AS RELAÇÕES COMERCIAIS E A IMPORTÂNCIA DO NAVIO FERNANDES VIEIRA EM CORUMBA, MS, NO SÉCULO XX

Abstract

This thesis investigates the commercial relationships between small rural producers and large freight carriers in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, during the 20th century, focusing on the significance of the vessel Fernandes Vieira. The study analyzes how navigation on the Paraguay River was essential for transporting local agricultural production and supplying the region, offering an alternative means of transport for small producers and connecting riverside communities to the urban market and neighboring countries. However, it observes that this relationship was marked by a dynamic of economic dependency, in which the freight carriers-controlled transportation costs and conditions, placing the producers in a vulnerable position. The analysis also aims to highlight the role of the Fernandes Vieira vessel not only as a means of transport but as a cultural and social link among different peoples and traditions along the river. The study explores the impact of this vessel on the city’s socioeconomic structure, from the period when river navigation predominated to the transition toward new land transportation technologies.