A castanha e do mel da Comunidade do Papel

Abstract

A chestnut and honey from the Paper Community is a report book that primarily tells the history of the region, such as the income generation project that was developed and the positive change in the settlement after the creation of the Palácio do Mel and the development of chestnut activity. The theme addressed is the result of missionary visits linked to the Evangelical Church Community of Nations. The voluntary participation of church members was essential for the development and consolidation of the chestnut and honey commercialization project, which the State Government, in 18 previous attempts, had failed to achieve in this type of local development initiative. Based on this scenario, the work combines the use of third-person accounts by the author, based on historical research and economic censuses carried out in the territory, before and after the execution of the implemented economic plan. In this context, problems that prevented commercial advancement in the region were exposed by the author, who later presents the solutions developed by the church, explaining the reasons that led to the success of the socioeconomic action. Furthermore, testimonies from those involved in such projects, through interviews, in order to create both a general overview of the production, as well as present the vision of beekeepers and chestnut trees, were exposed during the literary production. Finally, this report aims to discuss the entire research and production process of the book, reporting the chosen theoretical basis and demonstrating journalistic practice in an experimental way.