Para além do espetáculo: Folclore e patrimônio nos bois-bumbás de Parintins-Am

Abstract

The city of Parintins-AM, is considered by many people "The National Capital of Boi- bumbá" due to its Folk Festival that was known nationally and internationally for having as apex the dispute between the two Bois-Bumbás Caprichoso and Garantido. However, the bois-bumbá are not only part of a show that attracts media and sponsors, they integrate local identity, especially through folklore and popular culture. And for this reason they have been going through processes of heritage by agencies of the state and federal scope. This research intends to analyze the Bois-Bumbás of Parintins, having as reference the relation between folklore and intangible heritage. And to reach this goal, the concepts of folklore, popular culture and heritage were discussed through the contextualization of the institutionalization process that involves them; the identification of the Parintins Bois-Bumbá as heritage, evidencing the safeguard of the folklore; and the verification of the perception of the social agents regarding bois- bumbás as folklore and heritage. For that, a qualitative research was carried out, through bibliographical, documentary and field research, with direct observations in Parintins, including during the Folk Festival, in addition to interviews with the social agents of the Bumbás. With this, it was possible to understand how the folklore of the Bois-Bumbás of Parintins happens to be recognized as heritage, besides being able to know the vision of the social agents of this culture on the subject.