Poço de José de Moura: a criação de uma nova identidade cultural local (2004-2012).

Abstract

This paper analyzes the process of constitution of a new cultural identity in the Paraiban city of Poço de José de Moura, focusing on the activities of the local cultural groups "Reisado Zé de Moura" and "Pisada do Sertão ". At the beginning of the 21st century, these groups were fundamental for the re-signification of the concept of local culture, consolidating new identity references for the inhabitants of the small town of Poço de José de Moura. Due to the great cultural potential of the city, each local citizen brings with it a certain appreciation for the artistic manifestations that are there, seeing in them the representation of the values and history of that community. The problem is that this was not always the case. The population of that city lived for years in the shadow of the image of the mystic who founded it, Jose Alves de Moura, setting its identity from the religious references provided by this personage. Other characters and other historical and cultural elements only became prominent later, when there was the creation of cultural groups that invented a set of folkloric manifestations for the city. In this way, this work intends to analyze the performance of the groups "Reisado Zé de Moura" and "Pisada do Sertão", which, at the turn of the 21st century, created a new cultural identity for the city of Poço de José de Moura.