Abstract:
This article presents a debate on the development and recognition through the dialectical historical materialist method, in a decolonial perspective, adopting as methodology the bibliographical, documentary and jurisprudential research, with the purpose of do a critical analysis of the port project of EMBRAPS in Santarém, PA. It was evidenced the existence of a Western hegemonic thinking of development, which favors the pursuit of economic growth at any cost, including social and environmental. Finally, it was concluded that the strong Eurocentric heritage implies an imbalance between the ideals of those who benefit from this economistic model, the port companies, and those who remain marginalized in the process, the quilombola communities of Santarém.
Keywords:
real development; economic development; decoloniality; recognition; port projects