European Colonization in Southern Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4490073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leo Waibel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 529 |
| Publication date | 1950-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/211101 |
| OpenAlex | W1154587980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
IN CONTRAST to the United States, colonization in Brazil generally has not been spontaneous; it has been organized, planned, subventioned, and directed, either by the government-federal, provincial, or state-or by private colonization agencies or large estate owners. One might then expect to find abundant details about the colonizing process, but though much has been written in a popular way, scientific studies are lacking. To remedy this deficiency I propose the compilation of An Atlas of Colonization in Much valuable material is already available in the departments of Terra y Coloniza?ao of the several states; it awaits collection, classification, and interpretation. But personal experience and observation also are needed. For nearly three years a group of young Brazilian geographers has been studying colonization with me in both field and office.' We think it is time to summarize in a preliminary way our observations, ideas, and conclusions on that type of colonization of most significance, the European colonization of southern Brazil. This article is a condensation of a report presented before the Conselho Nacional de Geografia in Rio de Janeiro in December, I948.2 It essays to bring out contrasts between colonization in two markedly different regions-forest and grassland
Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · Rural Development and Agriculture · Urban Development and Societal Issues
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2023 (55) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |