ABSTRACT
Around a third of foreigners set out in Brazil in the 20th century came from Portugal and generated more studies edited in their country of origin than the one of destination (where Italians and Japanese have been more studied). Against this disproportion, this text reconstitutes memories and rights of immigrants from narratives of ten Portuguese or their children or grandchildren and from the historical analysis of the legislation. Oral history interviews with members of bakers’ families in three cities (Belém, Curitiba and São Paulo) allow to investigate intimate and personal experiences, which are also public and collective, and to challenge previous studies.
Keywords:
Portuguese immigration; Life stories; Memory; Citizenship