O Sururu de Capote na Comunidade Ribeirinha da Laguna Mundaú em Maceió

Abstract

Maceió, like other cities in the country, presents itself in constant socio-political-economic growth. And, considering the proportionality and the peculiarities of each one of them, the capital of Alagoas also presents similar characteristics regarding the agents that promote this social phenomenon. Within this reality, two important circuits mentioned and studied by Milton Santos must be taken into account: inferior and superior. One feeding on the other. And it is in this context that the process of the sururu production chain takes place by the riverside communities of the Mundaú lagoon. And the objective of this research is to understand this dynamic of reproduction, distribution and commercialization of the mollusc, taking as a reference the Favela Sururu de Capote, which presents social (health, education, security) and structural (housing) as well as economic (family income) aspects. ), similar to the other favelas along the entire length of the lagoon shore. The research carried out between 2018 and 2022 showed that, in this relationship between the upper and lower circuit, the Sururu de Capote community (as well as the others), regarding their participation in the production and commercialization of the mollusc, is still facing a dynamic of expressive economic exploitation that, on the one hand, benefits those who dominate capital to the detriment of those who present themselves with cheap labor and devoid of protective apparatus from the hand of the State.