Compadrio, casamento e espaço em zona de fronteira agrícola: redes sociais da elite rural de Piranga (Minas Gerais, C1760-C1850)

Abstract

This work analyze the mutual interference between marriage and godparentage among members ofarural elitein the Piranga district, a place in the jurisdiction of the ‘Termo de Mariana’. It is arguedthat these two relational practices offer important keys to understanding social hierarchies , social and spatial mobility and social embedded. As results, it was observed that through marriages with importantfamilies, individuals from other regions aspired social and economic ascension through insertion in the main relational circles ofthe locality under study. Finally, have been noted significant differences in intergenerational practice of godparentage, which demonstrates the importance in analyzing this practice jointly the life cycle.