TERRITORIALITIES AND THE HOUSING PRODUCTION OF BOLIVIANS IN THE CITY OF CORUMBÁ-MS, BRAZIL

Abstract

The city of Corumbá-MS (Brazil), as well as Puerto Quijarro-SC and the district of Arroyo Concepción (Bolivia), are neighbors, whose proximity and borderline historical construction create a context of possibilities to the Bolivian migratory process. This article aims to know the migratory motivation of Bolivians who live in Corumbá-MS, and identify its territorialities in a new land, in regards of fixed housing. Methodologically, it was adopted a bibliographic research and field work using interviews and informal talking with the migrants and with public organization representatives of Corumbá-MS. The technique of frontier urban landscape observation was also used in this study. It was possible to understand that the Bolivian departure from their places of origin was connected to the search of work in order to achieve better living conditions, using the information available in social network and quickly adapting to the new territory conditions.