Americana-SP, a history between rivers

Abstract

The history of the city of Americana, inspired by the work of renowned researchers from Campinas, such as Jolumá Brito and Celso Maria de Mello Pupo, is linked to Fazenda Salto Grande. From the planting of sugarcane, and subsequently coffee and cotton, the settlement of the region between the rivers Atibaia and Jaguari took place, consolidating in the late eighteenth century. Some issues, however, were analyzed in depth, focusing on the construction of a genealogy of landowners in the region, as well as dates and geographical demarcations. In this sense, the search for historiographical sources allowed us to approach new possibilities on the history of the city, such as new names and new dates. Thus, this study  set out to follow the course of the construction of the city's history, retrieving documents and seeking to publicize a new perspective for this narrative, based on a rigorous research done by the Historiadores Independentes de Carioba.