"What will these people do when the final emancipation of slaves is decreted?" - domestic service and slavery in the Paraiba Valley coffee plantations.

Abstract: This article discusses the issue of domestic slavery in coffee plantations located in the Paraiba Valley during the second half of the XIXth century. It is divided into two main parts. The first discusses how Brazilian historiography treats this topic and emphases the importance of studying domestic slavery in rural areas. The second analyses the relations between slaves and masters inside the big houses taking as a example the Pau Grande plantation.

摘要：本文探讨了十九世纪下半叶帕拉伊巴谷（Paraiba Valley）地区咖啡种植园中的家庭奴隶制（domestic slavery）问题。全文分为两个主要部分：第一部分梳理巴西史学界对该主题的研究视角，并强调乡村家庭奴隶制研究的重要意义；第二部分以波格兰德（Pau Grande）种植园为案例，分析大庄园主宅内奴隶与奴隶主之间的关系。