<b>Relacionamentos e Conflitos no Universo Feminino: as Denunciantes no Tribunal do Santo Ofício na América Portuguesa (Século XVI)</b>

Em Pernambuco, ao final do seculo XVI, muitas mulheres se dirigiram ao inquisidor para denunciar amigos, familiares, conhecidos ou desconhecidos. Apesar das inumeras possibilidades para explicar essas acoes, o ato de procurar o Santo Oficio no intuito de prestar seu depoimento denota a essas fontes grande relevância, pois as vozes femininas emergem nos registros inquisitoriais. Entretanto, as denuncias e seus protagonistas, ou seja, as denunciadoras, suas motivacoes e o conteudo das acusacoes ainda carecem de estudos pormenorizados na historiografia brasileira. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa consiste na analise das denunciantes, ou seja, seu perfil socio-ocupacional, bem como das relacoes de conflito que as envolviam e tambem aquelas suscitadas ou reforcadas pela presenca do inquisidor. Constata-se que o esforco pela sobrevivencia e as dificuldades do dia-a-dia emergem nas denuncias das mulheres, revelando que a inquisicao contribuiu para aflorar lembrancas, despertar temores e favorecer o rompimento de relacoes afetivas ou familiares. Relationships and Conflicts in the Feminine Universe: the Denouncers in the Tribunal of the Holy Office in Portuguese America (16th Century) In Pernambuco, at the end of the sixteenth century, many women went to the inquisitor to denounce friends, relatives, acquaintances or strangers. Despite the innumerable possibilities to explain these actions, the act of seeking the Holy Office in order to give their testimony denotes to these sources a great relevance, since the female voices emerge in the inquisitorial registers. However, the denunciations and their protagonists, that is, the denouncers, their motivations and the content of the accusations still lack detailed studies in the Brazilian historiography. In this sense, this research consists of the analysis of the denouncers, that is, their socio-occupational profile, as well as the conflict relations that involved them, as well as those raised or reinforced by the presence of the inquisitor. It is noted that the struggle for survival and the difficulties of daily life emerge in women's denunciations, revealing that the inquisition contributed to the emergence of memories, to the arousing of fears and to favor the rupture of affective or family relations.