CITY DIVIDED: SOROCABA AND THE ZONING OF 1914/ CIDADE DIVIDIDA: SOROCABA E O ZONEAMENTO URBANO DE 1914

The purpose of this paper is to present the distribution characteristics of water, sewerage and public lighting in the early twentieth century in Sorocaba-SP. This suggestion is justifiable to belong to a significant complex because it involves the enactment of a legislative regulation in the municipality about the urban perimeter split into two areas in 1914, dating that enable enlarge of academic debates about the zoning laws in Brazil. Thus, it should be noted that the work of narrative structuring methodology conducted an approach that sought to establish foundations of municipal issue in line with normative regulations of the State of Sao Paulo and the Union for the period, and to promote a dialogue about possible dissent existing between the speeches and the practices carried out, performed by literature review and analysis of books of the City Council. Thus, it is expected that this Article bring new information to the debate on the distribution of public funds in the early Republican period, and the division of urban spaces in a specific location. In conclusive terms, it is worth noting that the Sorocaba zoning law (1914) may be considered to belong to the pioneer universe on the above subject on a national scale.Keywords: Sorocaba; zoning; water; sewer; public lighting.A proposta deste trabalho e apresentar caracteristicas da distribuicao de agua, esgoto e iluminacao publica no inicio do seculo XX em Sorocaba-SP. Essa sugestao e justificavel por pertencer a um complexo significativo, pois envolve a promulgacao de uma normatizacao legislativa no municipio acerca da divisao do perimetro urbano em duas zonas no ano de 1914, datacao que permite ampliar a questao dos debates academicos acerca das leis de zoneamento no Brasil. Dessa forma, cabe salientar que a metodologia de estruturacao da narrativa do trabalho conduziu uma abordagem que buscou estabelecer fundamentos da questao municipal em consonancia com regulamentacoes normativas do Estado de Sao Paulo e da Uniao para o periodo, alem de promover um dialogo acerca das possiveis dissidencias existentes entre os discursos proferidos e as praticas realizadas, materializados pela revisao bibliografica e analise de Livros da Camara Municipal. Sendo assim, espera-se que o presente artigo traga novas informacoes ao debate acerca da distribuicao de recursos publicos no inicio do periodo Republicano, assim como a divisao dos espacos urbanos de uma localidade especifica. Em termos conclusivos, cabe ressaltar