Ocupação territorial e as transformações econômicas no norte do Paraná

Abstract

This paper aimed to analyze the process of territorial occupation by Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná (Improvements Company of Northern Paraná), Paraná State, Brazil, and the economic transformations with coffee culture from the 1940s to 1960s. The study area comprises the Microregions of the municipalities of Londrina, Maringá, Apucarana, Cianorte, and Umuarama. Exploratory methodological tools were used via literature. The main results suggest that the North Improvements Company of Paraná played an important role in the occupation process of related region with small and medium farms. In relation to territorial occupation process, it wasobserved a considerable increase in population from 1920 to 1960. The economic transformations occurred with coffee culture were decisive to the effective territorial occupation of Northern Paraná.