Imigração libanesa em Angra dos Reis (1920-2018): as emoções femininas ao tecer recordações e rememorar histórias

Abstract

The dissertation analyzes the stories and memories, as well as the arrival and insertion of Lebanese immigrants and their descendants in the city of Angra dos Reis in the state of Rio de Janeiro (1920-2018). From the History and Emotions, History of Women and the methodology of Oral History, it is possible to broaden the research perspectives on the History of Immigration recalled by the collaborators whose age group comprises 60 to 92 years. The time frame is justified from the arrival of the first families in 1920 until 2018, in which the Maryan Salomão medal is established through Resolution 03/2018, a symbol of recognition of the relevant services provided by descendants in the municipality. Little researched, the presence of Lebanese in the city of Angra dos Reis has not yet been the object of systematic studies. Thus, it becomes essential to deal with the processes of preserving the identity of the first generations, the dissemination of culture among descendants, expanding studies on family and friendship networks and pointing out the consequences of the presence of the Lebanese in the society that received them. Faced with the invisibility of women with regard to documentation, bibliography, their experiences, lives and expectations need to be recovered from relevant research, helping to reverse the views imposed by historiography. It is also proposed to open new horizons for the study of emotions in migrations. Therefore, attention was paid to the observation of the various instances of daily, family and social life of this ethnic group. In order to achieve these objectives, a diverse set of sources was used, such as works by theorists and oral interviews. The guiding principle of the research is the perception that the insertion of the Lebanese in the city of Angra dos Reis was marked by cultural exchanges that not implied in the loss of pre-immigration culture.