%0 Journal Article %T Indigenous, Non-Indian Residents and Municipal Councils: thnicity and Land Conflicts in Rio de Janeiro and Esp¨ªrito Santo (XVIII and XIX centuries) ¨ªndios, Moradores e Camaras Municipais: etnicidade e conflitos agr¨¢rios no Rio de Janerio e no Esp¨ªrito Santo (s¨¦culos XVIII e XIX) %A Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida %A Vania Maria Losada Moreira %J Mundo agrario %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X This paper analyzes the processes of extinction of indigenous collective lands and villages in Rio de Janeiro and Esp¨ªrito Santo, from mid-eighteenth century to the nineteenth century, giving emphasis on the role of Indigenous¡¯s policy aiming to delay the process. Based on the correspondence among authorities, laws, statistical reports, and petitions from the Indians themselves, we approach the agrarian conflicts among indigenous, non-Indian residents and municipal councils, focusing on the issue of controversies and discussions regarding ethnicity that played a central role in these disputes. O artigo analisa os processos de extin o das aldeias e terras coletivas ind¨ªgenas no Rio de Janeiro e no Esp¨ªrito Santo, de meados do s¨¦culo XVIII ao XIX, com ¨ºnfase na atua o pol¨ªtica dos ¨ªndios no sentido de retard¨¢-los. Com base na correspond¨ºncia entre autoridades, leis, mapas estat¨ªsticos e peti es dos pr¨®prios ¨ªndios, s o abordados os conflitos agr¨¢rios entre ¨ªndios, moradores e camaras municipais, enfocando-se a problem¨¢tica das controv¨¦rsias e discuss es sobre etnicidade que tiveram papel central nessas disputas. %K aldeias ind¨ªgenas %K terras ind¨ªgenas %K pol¨ªtica indigenista %K desamortiza o de terras ind¨ªgenas %K Rio de Janeiro %K Esp¨ªrito Santo %U http://mundoagrario.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/2045