Imigrantes italianos e seus descendentes na zona rural de Pelotas/RS: representações do cotidiano nas fotografias e depoimentos orais do Museu Etnográfico da Colônia Maciel.

Abstract

The object of this study is to analyze how has been the process of photographic representation of the everyday group of Italian immigrants and their descendants settled in Colonia Maciel, 8th district of the municipality of Pelotas/RS, and then, identify whether the picture was used as an element of ethnic distinction and how it was used. Thus, besides the use of the photographic collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Colonia Maciel, one also used the collection of the Museum interviews, and the official documents of the Church of St. Anna and the School Garibaldi, as well as observations made by the community studied in order to understand the process of “recuperation” of Italian ethnic memory in the region.