Abstract

CANEDO JUNIOR, Luiz; CAPRARO, André Mendes  and  SOUZA, Maria Thereza. Soccer in Colônia Santa Felicidade: memories of an italian immigrant identity. Rev. Motriviv. [online]. 2019, vol.31, n.59, e57675.  Epub Dec 03, 2019. ISSN 2175-8042.  https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2019e57675.

Founded at the end of nineteenth century, an old colony of Italian immigrants became one of the most traditional neighborhoods of Curitiba-PR. Very famous for its typical food restaurants and wineries, Santa Felicidade is home to two traditional soccer clubs, Sociedade Operária Beneficente Esportiva Iguaçu and Trieste Futebol Clube. This article aims to understand how soccer participated and participates in the (re)construction of the "Italian" identity within the Colony/District Santa Felicidade neighborhood. By theoretical and methodological procedures of the Oral History it was possible to perceive that the analyzed fragments are dealing with social phenomena under construction. Ethnic manifestations such as gastronomy and unique architecture, as well as soccer, show how Italians have built over the years a stereotyped identity within Santa Felicidade.

Keywords : Soccer; Immigration; Oral history; Memory; Identity.

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