Massacre da Linha do Parque e a Disputa Pela Memória: o confronto no primeiro de maio de 1950 em Rio Grande.

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the dispute for memory and the narratives defended by different political and social groups after the Park Line Massacre. On May 1, 1950, in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a party in allusion to the International Workers' Day was organized by various union entities in the city, covered mainly by the communists. After the party, a protest was called. The protesters walked along one of the city's main streets, being intercepted by police, triggering a confrontation and culminating in a massacre in which four protesters and one police officer died. The event became known as the Park Line Massacre. Sources from the city's commercial press and sources from the working class press were analyzed here, in addition to the criminal process opened to investigate the event.