Juventude negra na roda de capoeira: resistência e participação social em Juazeirinho - PB

Abstract

Capoeira constitutes an important milestone in the history of Brazil. From the beginning, it was a relevant instrument of resistance for Brazilian slaves and continues to be for those who practice this Afro-Brazilian art. Capoeira is a space for the social inclusion of youth, which corresponds to an Afro-Brazilian ethnic cultural practice that contributes to the social inclusion of young people in conditions of social vulnerability. Based on this, it is necessary to state that the inclusion of the theme on capoeira in the various socio-occupational spaces, whether in educational establishments, communities and assistance institutions, provides an action of recognition of the importance of black people and their traditions in the formation of our historical, social and cultural context. This research aims to investigate how Afro-Brazilian cultural resistance and social participation are experienced by young black people from Juazeirinho - PB in capoeira circles, through socio-educational actions of the Grupo de Capoeira Hubuntus. Therefore, this work consists of an ethnographic research with a qualitative approach and, thus, is supported as a bibliographical basis in the theoretical contributions of Areias (1983), Dayrell and Carrano (2002), Groppo (2015), Lima (2012), Malaquias (2005), Oliveira and Leal (2009), Vieira (1998), among other authors who address capoeira, youth and black youth. With regard to the instruments used to collect research data, it was done through semi-structured interviews that were carried out with the capoeira instructors, as well as with the young capoeiristas that make up the capoeira group in question. Therefore, this research contributes to enable discussions about the social inclusion of young black people through capoeira within a perspective of non-formal education, since such an Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestation constitutes an instrument of human development and emancipation, as well as the social inclusion of young black people in a situation of social vulnerability, bearing in mind that it prepares members for citizenship, as a factor of paramount importance for the process of social inclusion.