A importância do Rio São Francisco para Piranhas – AL

Abstract

The São Francisco River, since its discovery, has been a tool for population, control and exploitation for economic purposes throughout history, as well as providing the origin of several cities along its banks, such as the city of Piranhas in the Southwest. Alagoas. The territory is the space where multiple actions occur arising from the social groups that develop their cultural, economic and political relations in this, in Piranhas-AL, from the uses of the waters of the São Franscisco River, new spatial transformations arise. The objective of this work is to elucidate the multiple socio-spatial transformations in Piranhas from the use of water from the São Francisco River. The methodological outline was based on conducting applied interviews with local residents, as well as readings of authors such. The research also demonstrates how the development of the city occurred from the construction of the Paulo Afonso Railway and the Xingó Hydroelectric Power Plant and the strong relationship between the São Franscisco River and the municipality of Piranhas-AL.