Aracaju amphibious

cartography of the water spaces of the Sergipe river estuary

Abstract

Abstract: This writing seeks to present in a more panoramic way an experience with the riverside regions that make up the water bodies of the city of Aracaju and the metropolitan area of the Capital, and that form the so-called Coastal Basin of the Sergipe River, with emphasis on two municipalities in this geographical area: Aracaju, the state capital and Nossa Senhora do Socorro, regions covered by the three rivers investigated: Rio Poxim, Rio do Sal and Rio Sergipe. Much of the literature identified as anthropology of fishing or on riverine populations deals with the Amazon region or marine environments, which made us resort to the tradition of anthropological studies that treats the topic very in passing, and on aspects that do not necessarily concern to the theme that touched us to work on here, in this case, ways of life and survival strategies in this river environment. For this reason, we turned to other areas of specific studies that deal with ways of life in estuarine regions. Here, therefore, we present an outline of the importance of rivers in the historical constitution of Aracaju and the effects of urban development on the river environment and riverside populations, which almost always go unnoticed in official statistics or in public policies related to management of environmental heritage, develop sophisticated systems of social interaction and deep communicative experiences that constantly qualify and requalify the different ways of life on the banks of this aquatic complex.

Submission: May 16, 2024 ⊶ Accepted: June 23, 2024