Whats is the street name? Changing the names of public places in the Center of Fortaleza (1810-1933)

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v17i1.72506

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Streets are part of the urban morphology, especially in metropolises. Fortaleza is inserted in this context, starting from the Centro neighborhood and its set of public places, which reflects the Geography and History of the capital that underwent profound transformations observed until today both by its layout and by the names of streets, avenues, alleys, lanes and squares. Starting in 1810, when there was the first survey of streets, until the 1930s, many were the transformations that the streets underwent both in their physical form (tracing) and symbolically, resulting in a toponymic hodgepodge. The study of urban space, along with toponymy, emphasized some processes that made the town of Fortaleza a metropolis in the 20th century and these traces are present in the nomenclatures that still remain. From laws, chronicles and books, it was possible to rediscover names that were replaced and, allied to historical geography, the elaboration of charts and cartographic materials was possible. Thus, the names of public spaces not only reflect the political, economic and social processes of the city, but are their materialization.

Keywords: Space. Toponymy. Street. Place.

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2023-04-20

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SILVA, G. A. da; BORZACCHIELLO DA SILVA, J. Whats is the street name? Changing the names of public places in the Center of Fortaleza (1810-1933). Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 1, p. 249–273, 2023. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v17i1.72506. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/72506. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

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