PROFILE OF THE RESIDENTS AND ETHNOPEDOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract

The objective of this study was to define the profile of the residents and the lots where they live, as well as to analyze ethnopedological aspects in the Fazenda do Salto rural settlement, located in the municipality of Barra Mansa - RJ. The definition of the profile of the settler was established by means of interviews based on the Semi Structured Interview Roadmap to evaluate the profile of settlement dwellers, property, the environmental and agricultural perception of the settlers, as well as ethnopedological aspects. Sampling was characterized by being dependent on the available subjects, with 10 interviews with residents of the settlement. The profile of the settlers and their lots is aimed at people over 50 years of age, low level of education, lack of technical assistance to assist in the development of their activities, low technological level applied in their lots, be it for agricultural production, or for livestock, little or no specialization and predominance of family labor. As for the perception of the ethnopedological aspects of the settlers, the similarity in the description of the soils present in the lot evaluated is emphasized, in a simplistic and popular language with that defined by the scientific and academic literature.