ResumoA vinda de um grupo de estudantes japoneses pode ser considerada como uma migração atí- (1903-1970), os koutakusseis, diferentemente da juta em terras devolutas concedidas pelo go- apresenta resultados do levantamento realizado que participaram desse empreendimento de co- de projeto Koutaku, em Parintins, Amazonas, promotores da imigração, foram realizadas vá- com uma análise dos percalços e do legado dos Palavras-chave: Koutakusseis; Projeto Kou- |
AbstractThe arrival in the Amazon of a group ofJapanese students known as koutakusseis can be considered as an atypical migration. Encouraged by the politician Tsukasa Uyetsuka (1890-1978) and by Professor Kotaro Tuji (1903-1970), the koutakusseis, unlike other migrant groups, came to Brazil with the strong intention of “clearing the Amazon” and establishing farming colonies based on the development of jute culture in vacant lands ceded by the Amazon State Government, becoming, thus, entrepreneurs of their own businesses. In this context, the paper presents the results of a survey carried out on the National Archives (SIAN) website for the doctoral thesis of Reiko Muto (2018), aimed at quantifying and characterizing the immigrants who participated in the 1930s in this agricultural colonization enterprise, later named Koutaku project, located in Parintins, in the Amazon region, Besides this survey, and in conjunction with a wide-ranging review of reports left by the koutakusseis and imigrantion promoters, several interviews were conducted with descendants of participants in the Koutaku project. We conclude the paper with an analysis of the mishaps the koutakusseis experienced in the Amazon and their legacy. Keywords: Koutakusseis, Koutaku Projec,
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Reiko Muto, Luis E. Aragón