Campo Grande e sua feira livre central: conhecendo a cidade através da feira

Abstract

This work was developed with the goal to know the town of Campo Grande-MS, through the analysis of the Feira Central, mainly between the 1970 and 2009. To this end were used in newspapers and magazines of the time, as also were held interviews with fairground undertaking and residents of the city. The fairs are events that occur in the middle ages. In Brazil accompanied the colonization; and in Campo Grande the Feira Livre Central (Free Central Fair) was regulated in 1925. Whereas the city of Campo Grande was emancipated in 1899, the fair was present in the daily field “campo-grandense” very early. The Feira Central installed as source provider of the city, and subsequently suffered transformations that culminated in his changing location in 2004. Was standing as the city's heritage, and included in the touristic itineraries. Campo Grande, in turn, became the capital of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, and wanted to "modernize", taking as a model São Paulo. Urban projects, sought to review and recover his past to formulate its history. Campo Grande, then, was to shows in Feira, and the Feira Livre Central was a thumbnail of the city, with relations and cultural data of the company in question. The city reveals their rural outlines and represents products of tradeshow booths. In this study, the importance of Feira in daily life of residents, your belongs and your needs are analyzed.