Brasil Oiticica: um resgate histórico da agroindústria de Pombal – PB - Brasil.

Abstract

The rescue of the popular history of a certain place makes sense as an object of study, when we seek to understand the major political and social transformations generated over time, but which have contributed positively to a renewal in research through various sources that prove the experiences of those who constituted the real protagonists of historical knowledge. The present work presents a historical account of the municipality of Pombal Estado da Paraiba, with an emphasis on industrial development that contributes to the installation of one of the most important companies: “A Brasil Oiticica S.A.”. During the process of exploring Pombal lands, inhabited by indigenous people, a Portuguese bandeirante named Teodósio de Oliveira Ledo in the middle of 1698 began colonization in Arraial de piranhas, considered the first village that was founded in the Paraiba hinterland. This work brings a research proposal based on historical documents about the emergence of an important industry for the city of Pombal, its economic and social contributions that marked the time of the old generations, safeguarding through the records that were beautiful stories of those who did not live in 1930s, period of the installation of Brasil Oiticica. Making access to information public is relevant to meeting social needs, leaving marks of something that was part of the history of our people. It is believed that this study may contribute to future research on the proposed theme, improving discussions focused on the theme presented, in order to seek historical, linguistic and photographic contributions through acquired records, the history and memory of a society.