Saberes afrodiaspóricos: conhecimentos e resistência nos congados e moçambiques de Ibiá (MG)

Abstract

It is possible to learn about and identify significant practices for structuring social, cultural, and political life through cultural expressions and the people who contribute to their construction. It is also important to recognize that by analyzing these manifestations, we can learn about other historical and social conceptions of a specific territory and society. These interpretative differences in society can be seen in the educational practices within the manifestations and their celebrations. In this sense, this research was built to analyze the Congado and Moçambique groups from Ibiá, in the state of Minas Gerais. We sought to answer the hypothesis that the Congado is not only a cultural and religious manifestation, but also a space for knowledge transmission. The systematization of the interviews conducted allowed for an understanding of the importance of memory and identity. The relationships of these individuals with their social environment were analyzed. The oral history method and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data, which were further triangulated with documents and related bibliography. We sought a theoretical foundation for this research to better understand the individuals who comprise the Congado and the crossings that they experienced from the colonial agency, which subordinated bodies and subjectivities. The object of research, its subjects, and territoriality are presented, ending with the analysis of the data collected, which helped in the identification of knowledge and in the understanding of how the process of teaching and learning takes place within the Congado and its festivities.