Evaluation of Amazon Riverine Beneficiaries about Bolsa Familia Program/Avaliacao de Beneficiarias Ribeirinhas da Amazonia sobre o Programa Bolsa Familia

The purpose of this article is to describe the evaluation of mothers who receive a Family Grand (Bolsa Familia) living in a riverside community in the Amazon on participation in the program. Therefore a qualitative study was conducted with four mothers, residents of the island Combu belonging to the municipality of Belem (PA), who participated in the Family Grand program. A sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were applied to understand how the mothers perceived their life before and after the program. The results showed perceptual changes after the insertion in the program in the sense that the mothers no longer perceived themselves as highly dependent on their husband's income, while the expenditures were realized in a more planned way and the occurrence of situations in which there was no food ceased to exist. The program has a concrete importance in the economic organization of families, providing greater sense of security and stability. Keywords: Bolsa Familia Program, social programs, riverine families, Amazon Region, Brazil O objetivo deste artigo e descrever a avaliacao de maes ribeirinhas amazonicas beneficiarias do Programa Bolsa Familia sobre sua participacao no programa. Portanto, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo com quatro maes moradoras de uma ilha Combu, pertencente ao municipio de Belem (PA), que participavam do Programa Bolsa Familia. Um questionario sociodemografico e uma entrevista semiestrutrada foram aplicados para compreender como essas maes avaliavam sua vida antes e apos a participacao no programa. Os resultados sugerem mudancas ocorridas apos a insercao no programa, como a diminuicao da dependencia a renda do marido, maior planejamento na realizacao dos gastos e a atual inexistencia de situacoes nas quais nao houvesse alimento. O programa possui uma importancia concreta na organizacao economica das familias, proporcionando maior senso de seguranca e estabilidade. Palavras-Chave: Programa Bolsa Familia, programas sociais, familias ribeirinhas, Amazonia, Brazil