Guitarra e tambor: territorialidade e expressões do carimbó em Belém-PA

Abstract

This paper seeks to discuss how Carimbó's territoriality is manifested today in the city of Belém-PA, addressing its areas of activity, the influence of the urban environment and the production of symbols, which characterize this musical rhythm as an integral element of the regional and as cultural heritage. The focus of the research is to discuss the processes and ways in which Carimbó expresses its territoriality in Belém, analyzing how the symbolic content of this culture contributes to the formation of a regional identity, expressed in places where the Carimbó is present in the city. We will also address the relationship with the urban environment, the different uses of Carimbó, external influences and the process of patrimonialization of the rhythm. The research used the following methodological procedures: a) bibliographic review of themes related to popular culture, cultural geography and urban geography, seeking to discuss the presence of popular culture in the urban environment and its forms of action; b) bibliographic review of concepts and themes such as territory, territoriality, cultural identity, cultural heritage and symbolic production; c) bibliographical and documentary review related to Carimbó; d) Semi-structured interviews that took place during the fieldwork, carried out with the following agents selected for the research: musicians, dancers, luthiers, spectators and entrepreneurs who use Carimbó f) field observation and photographic record of Carimbó's locations in Belém and events related to this cultural event; g) analysis and systematization of the information and results obtained and writing of the dissertation. As a result, we realize that Carimbó in Belém today manifests a mobile territoriality, supported by the performance of cultural spaces and collective groups that work directly with popular culture. Contexts such as the reframing of regional music that occurred in the 1990s in Belém, and the process of patrimonialization of Carimbó contributed to the current scenario of appreciation of Carimbó in Belém, focus of this research