Capoeira em Campina Grande: da vadiagem a atividade respeitável (1980-2014).

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the capoeira movement in the city of Campina Grande-PB, from 1980 to 2014. In the 1980s, capoeira was characterized as capoeira de vadios and, later, it was projected as civilized sport. This research will make it possible to carry out important discussions together with the various capoeira groups today, since they still the role of groups in the universe of capoeira practice and teaching is questioned, also understand how capoeira became an activity based on notions such as: civilization, modernization and standard, many times alien to the Afro-descendant cultural universe, from which capoeira was born. In our course, we will analyze how capoeira throughout history ceased to be a practice of vagrants to become cultural heritage and, with that, she received a new look that guaranteed its survival and ensured throughout of history numerous state investments. And not least, we will investigate how capoeiristas have been acting in the universe of education within of our schools, through the Capoeira in Schools project that has been taking place since 2014. To carry out our research we will use the technique of oral research, the bibliographic consultation, as well as examining the periodical press, aiming to analyze how she divulged and portrayed capoeira in her pages.