Geraizeiro Explained

Geraizeiro is the traditional inhabitant of the cerrados of northern Minas Gerais state, in the Southeast region of Brazil.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Etymology

This term derives from the fact that in the north of this state and in the cerrado regions they are known as Gerais.[5] [6] [7]

Recognition

In 2007, the traditional peoples, among them the geraizeiro, were recognized by the Government of Brazil, which through the National Policy for the Sustainable Development of these Communities (PNPCT), expanded the recognition partially made in the 1988 Constitution, adding to the indigenous, quilombolas and other traditional peoples.

Commemoration

Since 2011, it is celebrated annually on December 8 (day of the Catholic liturgical feast Immaculate Conception of Our Lady) the Day of the Gerais, with celebration in the municipality of Matias Cardoso, founded by the bandeirantes of São Paulo Januário Almeida and his son, Matias Cardoso de Almeida. The date was the initiative of state representative Paulo Guedes (not the minister). The date was chosen because it is the day of the patron saint of the municipal parish church, built in 1664.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacson . OS GERAIZEIROS . 2023-05-15 . RECID . pt-BR.
  2. Web site: Geraizeiros: cultura, resistência e lutas no cerrado mineiro . 2023-05-22 . www.cedefes.org.br . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: Obter regularização fundiária de territórios tradicionalmente ocupados por povos e comunidades tradicionais . 2023-05-22 . www.mg.gov.br . pt-br.
  4. Web site: 2020-07-23 . Geraizeiros: cultura, resistência e lutas no Cerrado mineiro . 2023-05-22 . MAB - Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens . pt-BR.
  5. Web site: Moreira . Gilvander Luis . 2022-05-09 . Comunidades do Território Tradicional Geraizeiro recebem Secretarias do Estado de MG e Equipe de estudiosos para abertura dos trabalhos do Relatório Antropológico . 2023-05-22 . Comissão Pastoral da Terra - CPT Minas Gerais . pt-BR.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-28 . O Modo de Vida Geraizeiro: Território, Alimento e Direitos no Vale das Cancelas . 2023-05-22 . FIAN Brasil . pt-BR.
  7. Web site: Geraizeiros . 2023-05-22 . Cerratinga . pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Minas . Estado de . 2014-07-12 . História de Minas Gerais é celebrada em duas cidades que tiveram os primeiros povoados . 2023-05-15 . Estado de Minas . pt-BR.