Connecting places and narratives:

reflections on the teaching of geography based on the Matarazzo slaughterhouse in Jaguariaíva - Paraná, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v50i1.19637

Abstract

This research analyzes spatial discourses within the labor relations of the Matarazzo Slaughterhouse in Jaguariaíva, Paraná, aiming to understand the workers’ experiences and their interactions with the industrial space. Methodologically, historical documents such as the 1939 Employee Registration Book and interviews with former employees were used, allowing for both objective and subjective analysis of working conditions. The main findings reveal a diversity of accounts regarding labor conditions, highlighting struggles for better wages and worker resistance, as well as showing how these experiences shaped their identities and collective memories. The study suggests that these narratives can enrich Geography education by fostering discussions on social justice, labor exploitation, and the relationship between space and history. By connecting workers’ lived experiences with geographic themes, the research proposes a critical approach that promotes the development of conscious and engaged citizens, emphasizing the importance of contextualizing Geography teaching within the spatial and temporal realities of students.

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Thiago Luiz Calandro, Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR - Campus de Jaguariaíva)

Professor com licenciatura em Geografia (UENP), especialização em Gestão Ambiental (UTFPR), mestrado e doutorado em Ensino de Geografia e Cartografia Escolar (UNESP - Rio Claro), possui experiência docente na educação básica do Paraná e no Instituto Federal Catarinense, atualmente é professor do IFPR Jaguariaíva, onde também é líder do grupo de pesquisa GENGEO e coordenador local do Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de Geografia (PROFGEO), com foco de estudos em Ensino de Geografia, Cartografia Escolar e Espaço/Lugar e Memória.

Maria Fernanda Chelski Myszynski , Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR - Campus de Jaguariaíva)

Aluna do Curso de Alimentos Integrado ao Ensino Médio do IFPR  - Jaguariaíva, bolsista PROEPI/DIEXT IFPR 

Lucinei Jose Myszynski Junior, Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR - Campus de Jaguariaíva)

Possui graduação em licenciatura e bacharelado em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (2007), Mestrado em Gestão do Território (UEPG) e Doutorado em Geografia (UEPG). Tem experiência na área de Geociências, com ênfase em Paleontologia Estratigráfica e Tafonomia do Devoniano dos Campos Gerais. Atualmente é professor efetivo do Instituto Federal do Paraná, Campus Jaguariaíva (Texto informado pelo autor)

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2025-12-18

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CALANDRO, Thiago Luiz; CHELSKI MYSZYNSKI , Maria Fernanda; MYSZYNSKI JUNIOR, Lucinei Jose. Connecting places and narratives: : reflections on the teaching of geography based on the Matarazzo slaughterhouse in Jaguariaíva - Paraná, Brazil. GEOGRAFIA, [S. l.], v. 50, n. 1, p. e-19637, 2025. DOI: 10.5016/geografia.v50i1.19637. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/ageteo/article/view/19637. Acesso em: 24 feb. 2026.

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Vol. 50 No. 1 (2025)

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Seção temática | V Congresso Brasileiro de Organização do Espaço

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