Formation and occupation of the Eastern Sector of Goiânia (GO):

from invasion area to expanded Center

Abstract

The study characterizes the Eastern Sector, outlined in the Goiânia plan as part of the urban expansion of the 1950s, which marks the enlargement of the territory and structures the new capital of Goiás in an east-west direction. In addition to analyzing the urban form, it considers the social representations that shape the history of Goiânia at different moments. It reflects on the political-institutional and economic-land dynamics in the production of urban space, observing the occupation of a region by workers and migrants. Thus, the occupation of the right bank of the Botafogo Stream coincides with the early settlements of Goiânia, although it occurred outside legal boundaries and/or through territorial disputes, promoting the legitimization of specific territorialities distinct from the original nucleus. In general, by examining the documentary sources—architecture and urbanism archives—the study comprehends the occupation of the territory and the transformations resulting from this occupation and, consequently, correlates the urban structure of the city with the formation of distinct temporalities.