Memórias de um tempo presente na saudade: relatos sobre a estação ferroviária de Olho d'água do Casado/AL

Abstract

This research consists of a study on the memories of the inhabitants of the small town of Olho d'Água do Casado, hereinafter referred to as casadense people, especially those who have known and/or were users of the train that ran through the railway line in the region. In this paper we will discuss the developments and the everyday experiences of the residents of the municipality of Olho d'Água do Casado, in the hinterland of Alagoas, in relation to railway station, the train and the iron line of Paulo Afonso. In this way the work discusses the relationship of memory as a historical source and the development process of the station over time, where your importance to social development, economic, architectural, political and cultural. A priori, this study makes use of a theoretical situation facing the new story, leaving for discussions of memory, local history and identity, also underscore the importance of oral history for the construction and support of historical knowledge.