A reforma agrária e seus impactos locais: estudo socioeconômico no município de Quedas do Iguaçu-PR

Abstract

This work is the result of research conducted in the municipality of Quedas do Iguaçu, state of Paraná. The objective is to understand if the establishment of the Celso Furtado settlement brought socioeconomic gains at the local scale, ie in the municipality. The present work dealt with the Brazilian territorial formation and how the land division took place in Brazil. It also presents the history of struggle of social movements to access the land. The socioeconomic gains experienced by the city of Quedas do Iguaçu were measured considering some indicators, such as Human Development Index (HDI), the evolution of urban and rural population and per capita income. The data from the municipality allow us to infer that the establishment of the settlement generated positive socioeconomic impacts in the municipality.