The relation of the child with the space in the memories of childhood

Abstract

This article is part of a wider research that studied memories of childhood in the context of Maringa's urbanization between 1970 and 1990. Analyzing this process, through the eyes of children growing up during this era, the use of oral sources demonstrated being the most indicated. The analysis of these oral sources, besides lending insight into the complexities of Maringá’s urbanization, also shows just how profoundly childhood recollections remain in memory and shape adult lives. The focus is the relation that the child maintains with the space in the formation of her worldview and the importance of this process to the formation of her memory of this phase.