Abstract

SILVA, Daniel Cobra; ZIMMERMANN, Ana Cristina  and  SAURA, Soraia Chung. The sea and the caiçara: the canoes race as traditional game and identity strengthening. Rev. Motriviv. [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.63, e72453.  Epub Sep 01, 2020. ISSN 2175-8042.  https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2020.e72453.

The Caiçaras are coastal populations whose culture is directly linked to the sea. Their bodily practices have an intimate relationship with the space where they live. This article presents qualitative data and uses a phenomenological methodology, seeking to observe the influence of Caiçara’s traditional games in the identity construction of these communities. For this, points of formation, development and daily life are expanded focusing on some manifestations, such as the canoe race, and establishing bridges between their bodily practices and the Caiçara culture through image phenomenology. The relationship with the sea appears as the main element of Caiçara’s images representation and as an environment with which individuals identify and feel part of. The traditional games, as other manifestations, are configured as a possibility to identity remodeling and cultural strengthening.

Keywords : Traditional games; Caiçara; Canoe; Sea; Philosophy.

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