Abstract:
The article is based on the notion of rurbanity as an analytical operator for socio-environmental hybrid situations, which are articulated in the tension between the traditional rural environment and the accelerated urbanization of developmental projects. The research addresses the permanence of the use of animal traction transport in contexts of urbanization, as a representative process of the rurban condition. The results show that carters do not always have the social visibility corresponding to their sociocultural importance.
Key words:
rurality; cultural identity; carters