This study compares, in contrast, two studies done in places and at different times of São Paulo, the state, more developed, from an economic standpoint, from Brazil. Defines as a basic objective was to compare the perception that individuals and groups residing in the camp have on the countryside and city, using this insight to justify their migration or absence of them. Aims to highlight the relationships that those processes have with the experience of poverty. From the viewpoint of time, the first of the studies was conducted in the early 70s of the twentieth century, in the Central Region of the state, systematically exploring the motivations for staying in rural areas. The time was characterized by significant frequency of studies on ...