Migração internacional de mulheres na periferia de Belém: identidades, famílias transnacionais e redes migratórias em uma cidade na Amazônia

Abstract

This research addresses the configuration of the international migration of women from the outskirts of Belém and its relation to the production of identities of migrant women, their processes of de-re-territorialization and those of their families. The migration process is analyzed from the time before migrating to the current situations, including stay abroad or returning. The migratory paths are divides in trajectories that pass, on the one hand, by Suriname and French Guiana in the South America and, on the other, by several European countries. The changes in the identities and relations with the territory are discussed based on observations and interviews with migrant women and their families in the light of theories and categories of migration, cultural and geographic studies.