Vol. 21 No. 1 (2015): Locus - Revista de História
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Intellectuals in action, ‘mineiridade’ in check

Published 2016-06-29 — Updated on 2021-04-23

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Keywords

  • Mineiro,
  • North mining identity,
  • Intellectuals

How to Cite

Pereira, Laurindo Mékie. (2016) 2021. “Intellectuals in Action, ‘mineiridade’ in Check”. Locus: History Journal 21 (1). https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/locus/article/view/20787.

Abstract

This article analyzes the critical built in the north of Minas Gerais, to the “mineiridade”. In the second half of the twentieth century, along with economic modernization, a set of speeches sought to adopt a specific identity in the region, denying his membership of the history and Minas Gerais culture. Various institutions and characters contributed to this process, including Simeon Ribeiro Pires engineer and economist Expedicto Mendonca, whose ideas and paths are privileged in this text.

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