FAMÍLIAS DAS ARMAS: REPRODUÇÃO FAMILIAR E CARREIRAS NO EXÉRCITO BRASILEIRO (1850-1930)

Abstract

Este artigo discute as condicoes de constituicao de uma fracao das elites militares a partir do estudo de grupos familiares cuja existencia, reproducao e notabilizacao, ao longo de geracoes, dependeram do Exercito e de outras estruturas do Estado. A analise centra foco no grupo dos Menna Barreto e demonstra como o acesso privilegiado a carreira e valorizacao institucional de atributos angariados pelo grupo revelam o alto ajuste entre a oferta de oportunidades, no interior do servico estatal a certas fracoes sociais, e as estrategias de reproducao que lograram acionar, perpetuando assim a propria instituicao. E dada atencao especial aos condicionantes historicos de estruturacao do Estado no periodo, e ao peso das estrategias matrimoniais e de notabilizacao efcazes na construcao de patrimonios sociais erigidos em torno da ideia de “servico ao Exercito brasileiro”. Palavras-chave : Elites do Exercito. Grupos familiares. Reproducao social. Menna Barreto. ARMY FAMILIES: FAMILY REPRODUCTION AND CAREERS IN THE BRAZILIAN ARMY (1850-1930) Abstract This article discusses the forming of part of the military elites in Brazil. The research was based on the study of family groups whose existence, reproduction and notabilization throughout generations relied on the Army and on other structures of the State. Focusing on the Menna Barreto family, the analysis shows that a privileged access to the career and other key attributes amassed by the group reveal a high adjustement between opportunities within the State services, at the reach of only certain social fractions, and the strategies of reproduction that they put into action, thus perpetuating the institution itself. Special attention is given to the historical factors of State-buildion process in the period, as well as to the weight of effective marital and notabilization strategies in the making of social heritages erected around the idea of “servin the Brazilian Army”. Keywords : Army elites. Family groups. Social reproduction. Menna Barreto.