The exploitation of natural resources in “Porto dos Patos” from the 16thto the 19thcenturies

Abstract

This article aims at investigating how the exploitation of natural resources has been occurringin the region called “Baixada do Maciambú” since the 16th Century. Since then, the navigators could take advantadge of the natural resources, specially water, wood, and hunting. Besides the wood extraction, they could get “mandioca” and flour from the indians of the region. The theorical approach follows the premisse of the Ambiental History, therefore, for this reason, we attempt to focus on the study and description of the local nature as well as the relationship between the human being and the environment.