University in dispute: echoes of Aparício Cora de Almeida’s itineraries in the present time (Porto Alegre - RS)

ABSTRACT This article discusses the life and death of Aparício Cora de Almeida and the repercussions of this biographical trajectory in the educational field, especially with regard to democratization of access to higher education in Rio Grande do Sul. The analyzes have as central axis the production of memories and forgetfulness around the image of this personage. A prominent student leader in the early 1930s, he was connected to movements aligned with the ideals of Córdoba (1918), which then disputed the university model that would be implemented in the state. He was also secretary of the National Liberating Alliance (ANL) in the state and a militant of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). In a context of strong repression of political movements opposed to Flores da Cunha’s government, with arrests and suspicions of assassinations of various opponents, the death of Aparício in 1935 is surrounded by cloudy circumstances, and his biography is intertwined with the history of the Rio Grande do Sul student movement. In honor of the son’s memory, the Family donated a building that would be the first University Housing of Rio Grande do Sul, and later would be called University Housing Aparício Cora de Almeida (CEUACA). This donation was of fundamental importance to the Academic Federation of Porto Alegre (FEUPA), which would operate in the same building, offering a broad structure of student assistance, unprecedented in the state.

摘要 本文探讨了阿帕里西奥·科拉·德·阿尔梅达（Aparício Cora de Almeida）的生平与逝世，以及该人物的人生轨迹在教育领域引发的反响，尤其聚焦于南里奥格兰德州（Rio Grande do Sul）高等教育准入的民主化进程。本次分析以围绕该人物形象的记忆建构与遗忘机制为核心轴线。20世纪30年代初，他是一名杰出的学生领袖，与契合科尔多瓦运动（Córdoba (1918)）理念的社会运动存在关联，彼时该类运动正就该州即将推行的大学办学模式展开激烈争议。他同时担任全国解放联盟（National Liberating Alliance, ANL）该州分支的秘书，亦是巴西共产党（Brazilian Communist Party, PCB）的激进活动分子。在当局对反对弗洛雷斯·达·库尼亚（Flores da Cunha）政府的政治运动实施强力镇压，逮捕行动频发且多起反对派人士遭疑似暗杀的历史背景下，阿帕里西奥于1935年逝世，其死因至今仍笼罩在重重迷雾之中；他的人生传记与南里奥格兰德州学生运动史相互交织。为纪念爱子，其家属捐赠了一栋建筑，该建筑成为南里奥格兰德州首个大学学生宿舍，后被正式命名为阿帕里西奥·科拉·德·阿尔梅达大学宿舍（University Housing Aparício Cora de Almeida, CEUACA）。此次捐赠对阿雷格里港学术联合会（Academic Federation of Porto Alegre, FEUPA）而言具有里程碑式的重要意义——该组织随后便入驻该建筑，为学生提供了该州此前从未出现过的全方位学生帮扶体系。