The fundo de pasto communities and the land common use formation process in brazilian semiarid

Abstract

The Brazilian rural is characterized by a peasant territorialization very diverse, especially when we consider the different traditional communities in the country. The aim of this article is to understand the territorialization process of the Fundo de Pasto communities in the Brazilian semiarid, specifically in the state of Bahia. Therefore, the analysis considers the construction of a brief state-of-the-art of authors of the humanities that has studied these communities. Moreover, the article analyzes the land common use formation process in the semiarid region, territory of social reproduction of the Fundos de Pasto. Finally, the article shows the relationship between the land common use formation process and the formation of the large property in semiarid region.