Portuguese Abstract: Com este artigo buscaremos entender como os habitantes do municipio de Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, se inseriram de certa maneira no processo de modernizacao e urbanizacao, analisando os inventarios post mortem compreendidos entre 1870 a 1920. Este tipo de fonte nos oferece pistas para estudos economicos e sociais, e com base na documentacao inventarial, examinaremos a estrutura da riqueza local por meio de seus ativos, podendo comparar com outros municipios. Discorreremos tambem sobre as faixas de riqueza, o que nos possibilita entender cada uma delas e sua insercao na sociedade pouso-alegrense. English Abstract: With this article we will try to understand how the inhabitants of the municipality of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, were inserted in a certain way in the process of modernization and urbanization by analyzing the post-mortem inventories from 1870 to 1920. This type of source provides us with clues for economic and social studies, and based on the inventory documentation, we will examine the local wealth structure through its assets, and we will be able to compare it with other municipalities. We will also discuss the ranges of wealth, which allows us to understand each one of them and their insertion in the society of Pouso Alegre.