What is a Gaúcho? Intersections between state, identities and domination in Southern Brazil
Abstract
The gaúcho was made into a state icon, and appears associated to everything related to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The iconic, mythological gaúcho was inspired – loosely, it can be argued – in the gaúcho riders and ranch hands of the Campanha Gaúcha grasslands close to the Brazilian borders with Uruguay and Argentina. At the same time, the long-term project of domination promoted by the regional elite efficiently managed to make these gaúchos dependent on them. Participating on the discussion on national and regional identities in Brazil, and also on the wider discussion about identities and the construction of traditions, this article aims to analyse the dynamics of elite ideology in the context of complex processes of domination on different levels. It engages in the discussion on the articulation among the State, different regional elites and distinct strata of the regional population in the South of Brazil.Downloads
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