 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Influence of Black Culture in Brazilian Culture
Tânia Gonçalves Bueno da Silva
(Federal Public Servant at the Institute of Science and Technology of Southern Minas Gerais — IFSULDEMINAS, Brazil)
Abstract: This article aims to make an analysis of the contribution of black culture in the formation of Brazilian culture in a broad sense and, in particular, the city of Muzambinho. Through a historical view of its resident’s daily lives and their relationship to the city from the 1980s, using the field research. I aimed at understanding this black community from their oral histories and memories, as a rich instrument of reconstruction and recovery of their cultural identities. It was evident in the reports, the fight and the desire for recognition as part of this reframing formation of their culture. Currently, facing the fragmentation of collective life and exacerbated individualism present in the hegemonic culture and the world’s integrated capitalism that encourages cultural practices with clear objectives to develop a cultural industry, disarticulate local cultural practices, leading to community acculturation, i.e, dismantles not only citizens of their belonging to social history but also makes them not feel part of a cultural whole. Thus, the development of public cultural policies is indispensable for the preservation of our cultural identity which is also marked by traditional festivals like cangado, moçambique, capoeira and the carnival and the rich handicrafts produced in the neighborhood.
Key words: daily, field research, gender, memories and cultural identities
