"O pai impertinente faz o filho desobediente” transgressões da Família Almeida na capitania da Bahia do século XVIII.

Abstract

The Brazilian State of Bahia held in 1779 a familiar drama which surpassed the domestic walls of that time and carne to us through an official document. In this plot father and son are protagonists of a dispute filled with mutual accusations and ambiguous postures analyzed by Brazilian and Portuguese authorities. On one side is the father José Felix de Almeida, on the other side is the son Silvestre José de Almeida, both performing complex roles and both devoid of normaitive stereotypes. In addition, along with them there are others historie subjects whom compose this web of relationships which are fundamental the upshot of this case. This paper is part of the research area called Family History in the Portuguese America. Following a micro historie approach according to Ginzburg, we analyze the specific case o f the Almeida family from the city of Salvador - Bahia, aiming at comprehending the subversive actions from both subjects in that society. Therefore, we reflect upon the concepts of jiguration, networks o f interdependence, power and tensions balance according to Nobert Elias perspective. Furthermore, throughout the chapters, we approach themes such as family Standard, children education, paternal authority and family-society relationship. Finally, we consider that the subjects in question became active in their choices to the extent that sometimes they attacked; sometimes they contested the existing rale of that time according to their wills.