The relationships between the rural and the urban: transformation and dynamics in the space-temporal formation of Canguçu and Horizontina- RS

Abstract

The present study approaches the transformations, the dynamics and the space-temporal interactions occurred in the cities of Canguçu and Horizontina, both located in Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil. The first is located in the South-Eastern part of the state, whereas the second encompasses a portion of North-Western portion of it. Both areas have their evolution linked to the development of the Brazilian agriculture, however with differentiated means. The methodology used was the descriptive analysis, with a qualitative approach in the samples of both populations. The sample was random and intentional in including only the rural population of both cities. The results show that despite the fact that non-homogeneous processes are implemented on the field, there are convergent aspects that interfere directly in the resulting relationships, transforming the space over the course of time, and modifying the reality of the rural world. The new inserted perspectives, whatever they are (work in partial time in agriculture, service activities or installation of small agroindustry’s) show initiatives that point to new specificities that arise in the rural sphere. These adapt external demands to the rural, presenting narrow relationships between the rural and the urban.