PEDRA BONITA E O CANGAÇO EM PERSPECTIVA

Abstract

THE CANGAÇO HAS BEEN DEFINED AS A TYPICAL SOCIAL PRACTICE FROM THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST REGION. IT IS SHOWED UP IN THE NOVEL PEDRA BONITA AS A RESULT OF A CONTEXT OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY, WHICH STIMULATES THE EXISTENCE OF CANGACEIROS’ GROUPS. THEREFORE, WE PRESENT A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN LITERATURE AND SOCIOLOGY, AIMING TO UNDERSTAND THIS PHENOMENON THROUGH THE POINT OF VIEW OF WHO HAVE DEFINED IT: PEOPLE, LITERATI AND INTELLECTUALS.