In the meshes of paternalism: recreational associations among textile workers in the Jardim Botanico neighborhood in the First Republic/Nas malhas do paternalismo: o associativismo recreativo entre os operarios texteis do bairro do Jardim Botanico na Primeira Republica

From the end of the 19th century, different leisure associations emerged created by textile workers from the Jardim Botanico--a neighborhood located in the south of Rio de Janeiro--which had the support of the managers of the fabric factories installed there during the period. Through the analysis of workers' newspapers, the commercial press and police documents, which granted annual licenses to similar clubs in the city, this article aims to investigate how these workers appropriated these supposed concessions--in a conflicting dialogue with the of employers' world. In the light of the understanding of the concept of paternalism operated by the English historian E. P. Thompson, the intention is to demonstrate that these recreational associations financed by the factories constituted both spaces for fun among such workers and spaces for negotiation and dispute for their shared interests. Keywords: Paternalism; Botanical Garden (Rio de Janeiro); Associations. A partir do final do seculo XIX, surgiram diferentes associacoes de lazer criadas por operarios texteis do Jardim Botanico --bairro situado na Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro--, que contaram com o apoio dos dirigentes das fabricas de tecidos ali instaladas durante o periodo. Atraves da analise de jornais operarios, da imprensa comercial e de documentos de policia, que reunia as licencas concedidas aos clubes congeneres da cidade, este artigo investiga como tais trabalhadores se apropriaram dessas supostas concessoes--em um conflituoso dialogo com as visoes de mundo patronais. A luz da compreensao do conceito de paternalismo operado pelo historiador ingles E. P. Thompson, a intencao e demonstrar que essas associacoes recreativas financiadas pelas fabricas se constituiram tanto em espacos de diversao entre esses operarios quanto em espacos de negociacao e disputa por seus interesses compartilhados. Palavras-chave: Paternalismo; Jardim Botanico (Rio de Janeiro); Associacoes.