Sambas, batuques e bois: a representação das festas nos jornais piauienses do século XIX

Abstract

This work portrays the theme of the “party”, however, more than just entertainment, the performance of the rite can be a point under which a society is organized, involvements and conflicts can be mediated and conducted by the commemoration. During the 19th century, various types of festivities were part of the national calendar and the Piauí calendar. This work analyzes the representations of festivals in Piauí newspapers, focusing on class and/or race differences between these festivals and highlighting the presence of popular people in the festivities and celebrations. At first, we will give an overview of the transformations that will take place in Piauí throughout the century, such as the transfer of capital from Oeiras to Teresina, population growth and the role of the journalistic press. Then, the parties reported in the newspapers are analyzed, such as balls, São Gonçalo dance, sambas, ox festivities, religious festivals and carnival, showing the representations acquired according to the type of party and who was organizing and/or participating . Trying to understand the meanings of them, where they happen and who were their regulars, with emphasis on a black and poor population of Piauí.