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A rosy fate, tension and choices: the meanings of marriage in an Amazonian capital city (Belém, 1870-1920)

This article discusses practices and representations of marriage through the lives of women and men from various social classes who lived in Belém during the Rubber Boom Era. Research targeted inventories, civil and criminal suits, newspaper articles and religious sources.

Marriage; Family; Amazon


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