Resistência mapeada: cartografia dos povos de terreiro como patrimônio afrobrasileiro no município de Santo Estêvão, Bahia

Abstract

This study aims to gather data regarding African matrix communities in the municipality of Santo Estêvão, located in the interior of Bahia, 147 km from the capital Salvador and 40 km from the city of Cachoeira, a central area in the Bahia Recôncavo and a strong reference in terms of Afro-Brazilian religiosity in the state, through a cartographic mapping process. It resulted from field research based on a quantitative approach that, according to Fonseca (2002, p. 20), is centered on objectivity, with mathematical language being the most coherent way to analyze the data. Thus, the survey method constituted the basis for conducting the research, which, according to Santos (2007), is the method that allows for the search for information directly from a group in order to obtain the data of interest to the researcher. The techniques used included the development of a questionnaire or structured interview, forms for tabulation that enabled data analysis using Excel spreadsheets, and the use of this data in cartographic production, particularly with the applications Google Earth Pro and QGIS. The research is based on the problem question related to the quantitative number of existing and active terreiros in the aforementioned municipality, as well as identifying their location, leadership, nations, regents, year of foundation, and other data inherent to the research process. The use of concepts such as memory, ethnic and traditional territory, Afro-Brazilian cartography, geoprocessing and its techniques, specifically Geographic Information Systems (GIS), was necessary for the studies and the real understanding of the obtained data, as well as guiding the cartographic process, in this case, the maps, which are configured as visual results of the research.