Morphological patterns, spatial configurations and history at the border: analysis in the municipalities of Paranhos (BR) and Ypejhú(PY)

Abstract

The research has as object of study Paranhos (BR) located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and Ypejhú (PY) located in the Department of Canindeyú, cities located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It seeks to understand regional population flows, territorial conflicts and their dynamics, leveraged by the economics of agricultural expansion. It aims to search for references of territorial occupations and to identify similarities or distinctions in the observed morphological patterns. The hypothesis is that the strengthening of the economy, followed by agricultural expansion, intensified socio-spatial conflicts in the Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous territories and contributed to the formation of different spatial configurations on both sides of the border. The method of analysis was through historical, bibliographical and field research and examination of satellite images available on Google Earth. Thus, the results pointed to the identification of relevant spatial arrangements and territorial conformations as well as historical details that helped to answer research questions.

Keywords: urban form; Space settings; borders.