Alexandre Pelegrino
Biographic Data
| ID | 3424435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandre Pelegrino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandre |
| FAMILY NAME | Pelegrino |
| SIGNATURE | PELEGRINO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0333-6311 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fighting Against Land Dispossession: Indigenous Power, Legal Activism, and Race in Brazil (Maranhão, c. 1750–1830)
This article traces Indigenous land disputes in nineteenth-century Brazil, centering on a claim from a small village in northern Brazil in the 1820s and the 1830s. It analyzes how a local Indigenous community fought in court to annul an aforamento, a practice similar to land leasing, conceded to the settler Mateus Severino de Avelar. The proceedings reveal how Indigenous groups successfully drew on colonial practices and forged alliances with oth…
From Slaves to Índios: Empire, Slavery, and Race (Maranhão, Brazil, c.1740-90)
Northern Brazil experienced consequential socio-economic and legal transformation by the mid-eighteenth century in the context of imperial reforms. If the region relied for decades on the enslavement of Indigenous Americans, the Portuguese crown banned the practiced in 1755. To develop a plantation economy, the monarchy created a trading company responsible for shipping unprecedented number of enslaved Africans. This article discusses ruptures an…
From Slaves to Índios: Empire, Slavery, and Race (Maranhão, Brazil, c.1740-90)
Northern Brazil experienced consequential socio-economic and legal transformation by the mid-eighteenth century in the context of imperial reforms. If the region relied for decades on the enslavement of Indigenous Americans, the Portuguese crown banned the practiced in 1755. To develop a plantation economy, the monarchy created a trading company responsible for shipping unprecedented number of enslaved Africans. This article discusses ruptures an…
From Slaves to Índios: Empire, Slavery, and Race (Maranhão, Brazil, c.1740-90)
Northern Brazil experienced consequential socio-economic and legal transformation by the mid-eighteenth century in the context of imperial reforms. If the region relied for decades on the enslavement of Indigenous Americans, the Portuguese crown banned the practiced in 1755. To develop a plantation economy, the monarchy created a trading company responsible for shipping unprecedented number of enslaved Africans. This article discusses ruptures an…
Fighting Against Land Dispossession: Indigenous Power, Legal Activism, and Race in Brazil (Maranhão, c. 1750–1830)
This article traces Indigenous land disputes in nineteenth-century Brazil, centering on a claim from a small village in northern Brazil in the 1820s and the 1830s. It analyzes how a local Indigenous community fought in court to annul an aforamento, a practice similar to land leasing, conceded to the settler Mateus Severino de Avelar. The proceedings reveal how Indigenous groups successfully drew on colonial practices and forged alliances with oth…
Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · History of Colonial Brazil (2 works) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (1 works) · Annulment (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (1 works) · Indigenous (1 works) · Indigenous culture (1 works) · Land rights (1 works)