Abstract

MACHADO, Igor José de Renó. Kinship transformations in the Brazilian city of Governador Valadares’ migratory context. Etnográfica [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.1, pp.5-26. ISSN 0873-6561.

This paper intends to investigate the new patterns of relatedness constructed in the migratory context. The place chosen for such enterprise is the Brazilian region of Governor Valadares, known as a center of international emigration. It aims to understand how the family relations are reconstructed during the absence of the migrants, through three basic axles: 1) the project of production of the house, through the sending of remittances and the constitution of other forms of co-substantiality; 2) the care with the children who remain in Brazil and the circulation of children in transnational space; and, finally, 3) the relation between couples divided by the distance.

Keywords : kinship; international immigration; family; relatedness; gender; children.

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