FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / Este trabalho procura compreender os modos de vida de produtores agrÃcolas em Soure nos primeiros sessenta anos do sÃculo XIX, levando-se em consideraÃÃo o acesso a terra, a produÃÃo agropastoril e as relaÃÃes desses sujeitos com a natureza. Inicialmente, estudo o processo de colonizaÃÃo do litoral oeste cearense que iniciou a formaÃÃo de uma zona agropastoril com propÃsitos comerciais. Nesse sentido, analiso as primeiras expediÃÃes enviadas ao litoral cearense, buscando, a partir dos relatos deixados pelo padre LuÃs Figueira e Martins Soares Moreno, identificar as paisagens e as caracterÃsticas naturais do territÃrio encontradas pelos colonizadores que passaram a solicitar terras nessa regiÃo, assim como o perfil social dos sesmeiros, e as disputas entre nativos e colonizadores pelo territÃrio. Em seguida analiso os efeitos da Lei de terras de 1850 para a consolidaÃÃo da zona agropastoril nessa regiÃo, onde, a partir do livro de terras e dos inventÃrios post-mortem, busco identificar as formas de acesso a terra, o tamanho das propriedades, sua localizaÃÃo e as paisagens agrÃrias constituÃdas atà 1860. Por fim, estudo as atividades agropastoris desenvolvidas por esses produtores, assim como a leitura da natureza realizada pelos mesmos na busca pela melhor utilizaÃÃo dos recursos naturais para a atividade agrÃcola e os impactos ambientais provocados pelas tÃcnicas de plantio e introduÃÃo de plantas exÃticas aos ecossistemas de Soure que proporcionaram a criaÃÃo de uma nova paisagem agrÃria. / This work seeks to understand the way of life of the farmers in Soure during the first 60 years of the nineteenth century, taking into account land access, agro-pastoral production and the relationship these people had with nature. First I shall consider the colonization process of the west coast of CearÃ, which initiated the formation of an agro-pastoral zone destined for commercial purposes. To this end, I shall examine the first expeditions to be sent to this coast, and seek to identify, from the accounts left by Father Luis Figueira and Martins Soares Moreno, the landscape and natural features of the area found by the settlers. Conquest of the territory was later carried out by soldiers from the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da AssunÃÃo, who began to apply for land grants in the region. I therefore look at the social profile of those who received these grants, and the advance into indigenous lands that caused disputes between natives and settlers throughout the territory. I shall then look into the effects of the Land Law of 1850, which was intended to consolidate the agro-pastoral zone in this region, and from the land registry of the Parish of SÃo Josà do Ribamar, and from post-mortem inventories, I shall identify forms of land access, size and location of properties, and the agrarian landscapes created up until 1860. Finally, I shall look at the agro-pastoral activities developed by these farmers, as well as their understanding of nature, as used in the quest for a better use of natural resources for agriculture activities, and the environmental impacts caused by planting techniques and the introduction of exotic plants into the ecosystems of Soure, which resulted in environmental changes and the creation of a new agrarian landscape.