O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos
The city of Natal, capital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, emerged and evolved “in the shadow” of a river, named Potengi. During its history of over four hundred years, the city sometimes approximates, sometimes distances itself from the river, in a movement which is not only physical,...
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| description | The city of Natal, capital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, emerged and evolved “in the shadow” of a river, named Potengi. During its history of over four hundred years, the city sometimes approximates, sometimes distances itself from the river, in a movement which is not only physical, but also social and symbolic. This paper proposes an analysis of this relation according to five historical periods – called “Times” in this work - which express, in terms of predominance, this somehow contradictory movement of approximation and dissociation between city and river or between river and city. They are : Time 1. The river as an ally to the emerging city (1599-1614); Time 2. Commerce, river and city (1700-1900); Time 3. The river as an obstacle to the city (1850-1916); Time 4. The aviation approximating the river to the city (1920-1945); Time 5. The river “invisible” to the city (since 1945). Without any pretension to completion – after all, it is a history of over four centuries – this paper highlights, however, specific expressions of historical processes which are quite longer involving the relation between the city of Natal and the Potengi River. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-939a963eea1d4c9e92c3a88ab9574e042024-02-14T13:47:59ZengConfinsConfins1958-92122310.4000/confins.10114O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentosRubenilson B. TeixeiraThe city of Natal, capital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, emerged and evolved “in the shadow” of a river, named Potengi. During its history of over four hundred years, the city sometimes approximates, sometimes distances itself from the river, in a movement which is not only physical, but also social and symbolic. This paper proposes an analysis of this relation according to five historical periods – called “Times” in this work - which express, in terms of predominance, this somehow contradictory movement of approximation and dissociation between city and river or between river and city. They are : Time 1. The river as an ally to the emerging city (1599-1614); Time 2. Commerce, river and city (1700-1900); Time 3. The river as an obstacle to the city (1850-1916); Time 4. The aviation approximating the river to the city (1920-1945); Time 5. The river “invisible” to the city (since 1945). Without any pretension to completion – after all, it is a history of over four centuries – this paper highlights, however, specific expressions of historical processes which are quite longer involving the relation between the city of Natal and the Potengi River.https://journals.openedition.org/confins/10114NatalPotengi Riverapproximationdissociation. |
| spellingShingle | Rubenilson B. Teixeira O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos Confins Natal Potengi River approximation dissociation. |
| title | O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos |
| title_full | O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos |
| title_fullStr | O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos |
| title_full_unstemmed | O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos |
| title_short | O rio Potengi e a cidade do Natal em cinco tempos históricos. Aproximações e distanciamentos |
| title_sort | o rio potengi e a cidade do natal em cinco tempos historicos aproximacoes e distanciamentos |
| topic | Natal Potengi River approximation dissociation. |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/confins/10114 |
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