Sonoridades do trem na cidade de Pelotas-RS: percepções e significados

Abstract

This research develops an ethnography about the sonority of the train, aiming to understand how it integrates in the city of Pelotas / RS. This city followed the birth, the peak and the scrapping of the State rail network, currently delivered to the private company and restricted to freight transportation. The contact with the interlocutors happened through the presentation of the audio of the sonority of the train. This approach with residents of the city in different age groups, I discussed the diversity of perceptions regarding this sound. In this way, It´s contemplate both social segments, the ones that ignore the historical relevance of this transport to the region and those who keep in mind a time when it was vital for the maintenance of the railway families, as well as for the movement of passengers and goods. The ethnography is mainly concentrated in the neighborhood of Simões Lopes, an old railway neighborhood, where the sound of the train affects the residents, but also in other places, triggering different sensations and memories