Railroad of Goiás: economic integration, urbanization, and changes in labor relations in the Southeastern of the state of Goiás

Abstract

At the beginning of the 20th century, when the old Railroad of Goiás (EFG) was established in the territory of the state of Goiás, important changes emerged within the social relations of production in the municipalities of its Southeast. The technical element and the connection with the Brazilian Southeast, where the imperatives of a capitalism in formation came from, brought a new sense of production, changed the urban content of the municipalities and, consequently, the daily life of the cities. This study was developed with the objective of analyzing the process of economic integration, the urbanization and changes in labor relations in Southeast Goiás from the implementation of the EFG. The methodological procedures were based on bibliographic research, survey of secondary data in official publications, technical visits, fieldwork, and mapping of urbanization, the first industries built around the influence of the trails and all stations by inauguration period and current situation. The EFG brought with it territorial modernization, integrated urban villages and centers into the market system, gave new functions to the economic-regional space as well as influenced the emergence of a new composition of classes and labor relations.