A oferta de muares no Brasil centralo mercado de Sorocaba, 1825-1880

Resumo

The purpose of this article is to explore the market for mules in the first major period of coffee expansion in central and southern Brazil in the 19th century, as seen through the sales of the Sorocaba animal market in Central Sao Paulo. Given the scarcity of primary and secondary materials available for a study on the market for mules, and the extraordinary disparity of published estimates of volume, costs and benefits, the recorded sales from the Sorocaba market represent a unique primary source which has never been fully exploited, and by which the basic structure and trends in the market can be established with some security for the first time. This analysis of the structure of the Sorocaba market for mules is based on the tax records for the imperial government's "Novo Imposto de Animais,, or "Imposto de Barreira" for Sorocaba. The tax books provide a detailed listing of each lot of animals broken down into horses, cattle and mules, their owners, and the total tax paid by day of arrival.key words: market for mules, Sorocaba market, transport, cargo mules, "Imposto de Animais".

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

1989

Instituição

Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração, Contabilidade e Atuária

Fonte

Estudos Econômicos

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

DOI

10.11606/1980-53571926hsk

Identificador

oai:revistas.usp.br:article/157607

Licença

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Temas

Transportes

Palavras-chave

Comércio de mulasMercado de SorocabaTransporteMulas de cargaImposto de animaisMarket for mulesSorocaba marketTransportCargo mules