In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Sociology of Development

President of the committee:

• Ms Graziella Moraes Dias Da Silva, Associate Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Grégoire Mallard, Associate Professor, Thesis Director
• Ms Graziella Moraes Dias Da Silva, Associate Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr Douglas R. Holmes, Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA