Pequena África ou Paris tropical?: resistência e cidadania no ensino da reforma urbana Pereira Passos (1903-1906)

Abstract

This dissertation presents a proposal for teaching history, with the main objective of studying the Pereira Passos reform (1902-1906), with an emphasis on the principles of civic education. The research begins with the analysis, critique, and tension of the different historical agents involved in the remodeling of the city of Rio de Janeiro, based on the concepts of resistance and citizenship, fostering reflection and historical awareness about the implemented reform. In this context, we highlight the political, economic, and social landscape of the city of Rio de Janeiro at the time of the aforementioned reform, as well as the historical agents who participated in it. We also address the actions of the historical agents who resisted according to their possibilities, social networks, and survival tactics in the remodeled city. As a result of this dissertation, we developed an activity guide on the Pereira Passos reform to encourage critical reflection on the part of teachers and students, highlighting the role of the social agents Prata Preta and Tia Ciata, who, within their possibilities, developed strategies of resistance and survival that marked their identities as people of African heritage.