Immigrants and farmers at the dawn of São Paulo's industry: the formation of the Cia. Mecânica e Importadora de São Paulo (1882-1892)

Abstract Despite the recent growth in the field of corporate history in Brazil, there are still gaps regarding how and who constituted some of the major national firms present at the beginning of the industrial advance of São Paulo, such as the Cia. Mecânica e Importadora de São Paulo, created in 1890 in the state’s capital. Thus, the article seeks to show that in the formation of the largest goods company in São Paulo’s capital from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Cia. Mecânica e Importadora de São Paulo - from the incorporation of Lacerda, Camargo & Cia. and of Engelberg, Siciliano & Cia. - competed with both national and foreign firms, who led the companies that were incorporated. To do so, we will use financial statements, reports, contracts and minutes from the following companies: J. Arbenz & Cia.; Lacerda, Camargo & Arbenz; Lacerda, Camargo & Cia; Cia. Mecânica e Importadora de São Paulo, as well as newspaper reports from the Correio Paulistano in the period 1882-1893.

摘要：尽管巴西企业史研究领域近年来取得了长足发展，但针对圣保罗工业发轫之初便已存在的部分大型国民企业的组建模式与参与主体，目前仍存在研究空白——例如1890年于该州首府创立的圣保罗机械与进口公司（Cia. Mecânica e Importadora de São Paulo）。有鉴于此，本文旨在阐明：这家诞生于19世纪末至20世纪初的圣保罗首府最大商贸企业——圣保罗机械与进口公司，系通过兼并重组拉塞达、卡马戈公司（Lacerda, Camargo & Cia.）与恩格尔贝格、西西利亚诺公司（Engelberg, Siciliano & Cia.）组建而成，其与主导上述两家被兼并企业的国内外企业均形成了竞争关系。为开展本研究，本文将采用以下企业的财务报表、报告、合同及会议纪要：J.阿本茨公司（J. Arbenz & Cia.）、拉塞达、卡马戈与阿本茨公司（Lacerda, Camargo & Arbenz）、拉塞达、卡马戈公司（Lacerda, Camargo & Cia.）以及圣保罗机械与进口公司；同时辅以1882年至1893年间《圣保罗邮报》（Correio Paulistano）的相关新闻报道。