The “Devil’s Railroad” in Ceara: agglomeration and spread of epidemics on the work fronts of the Baturité RailroadThe article studies the spread of epidemics that occurred during the construction of the Baturite Railroad, in Ceara (especially the smallpox epidemic in 1878-1979 and 1915-1916), to understand the extent to which the agglomeration of people in the camps on the fronts of work, the spread of the plague, together with the droughts, were a tragedy for thousands of poor peasants. And to what extent railroad workers experienced fear and the epidemic itself in this period.
Keywords:
Railway; Epidemic; Ceará