TY - JOUR AU - Bezerra Diniz, José Nilo PY - 2018/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Water supply in northern Brazil: hydric management in Aracati (19th century) JF - Agua y Territorio / Water and Landscape JA - AYT-WAL VL - 0 IS - 11 SE - Dossier DO - 10.17561/at.11.2998 UR - https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/atma/article/view/2998 SP - 10-21 AB - <em>Between the water source and the domestic consumer there is a network that connects them. This paper focuses on hydrological characteristics in a semi-arid Brazilian city in the mid-nineteenth century and the technical subsidies to support the collect and the social distribution of water. Both Aracati’s urban growth and the town’s financial deficit allowed the tryout of a supply system financed with private money although it was a superficial experience. The frustrated experience in Aracati is the first step towards discussing the water supply among all the social demands and commercial speculations in mid-nineteenth century.</em> ER -