Festa, música e memória na Comunidade Quilombola de São Roque (SC) e os vetores de uma identidade étnica como demarcação de território e pertencimento

Abstract

The present research seeks to evidence and reconstruct the history of the struggle of the remnants of the São Roque / Pedra Branca Quilombo, for the recognition of 10 their territory, as well as for the consolidation of their ethnic identity. São Roque Quilombo is located in the extreme South of Santa Catarina (Praia Grande) and the North of Rio Grande do Sul (Mampituba). The music and the festival of São Roque are highlighted as unique elements to guide anarrate of the history of this community. Methodologically, the text is based on a qualitative research, bibliographic survey, digital material articles, dissertation and theses, as well on criminal processes, correspondence between local and provincial authorities and baptismal records. Above all, it isanchored on the use of oral history as an interpretive path. The temporal cut lies in the 1970s - 1980s, due to economic, political and social factors. The research problem lies in the cultural manifestations of the quilombola community, such as songs and celebrations that can be considered forms of the constitution of an ethnic identity in the struggle for territorial belonging. Still, could we mention party, music and memory as a component that differentiates this community and which contributes positively to the promotion and construction of an ethnic identity. The results points to music and party as a space of connection that brings community together in devotion to its saints and songs, recreating the identity of the community and nourishing the feeling of belonging. These elements opportunities and stabilize a certain quilombola culture as a space-time intrinsically related to daily routine and as a place for the reproduction of identity linked to the party, the music, the land and work.