Views of The Territory of Play

Location: Alto Santa Maria – Espírito Santo Fernando lives in the hills of the state of Espírito Santo but he speaks Pomeranian

We arrived at David’s grandfather’s banana plantation after a long hike. Turning left by the cemetery, we walked down a path through

Those who walk down the streets of Acupe (in the state of Bahia) on Sundays in July can’t avoid meeting the traditional

Lira is one of those people that contributes to the beauty of the world. She put two braids in her hair when

Today we went to visit the Children’s Samba de Roda of Saubara, a town next to Acupe. Dona Anna is an old

Rebeca is a shrewd girl, she always has the right answer on the tip of her tongue. Besides the answers, her tongue

Velho Tonho connects with places that not everyone can reach. He travels far, solitary, persistent. He stays committed to his own singular

The coastal Amazon still preserves some of its traits on the beach of Oiteiros, on the western shores of Maranhão, through its

Who has line? Who has a hook? Just finding these things is a mighty hunt for these boys. Finding what’s needed to

Recent linguistic and ethnic-historical data show that the Panará of Peixoto Azevedo/sources of the Iriri River are the last descendants of a

We visited the house of Mr. Levi Roger on a sunny Sunday, when he was hosting friends and family, as they do

Check out some excerpts of our interview with Prof. Dr. Paulo César Scarim, geographer at the Espírito Santo Federal University (UFES), about

The coastal Amazon still preserves some of its traits on the beach of Oiteiros, on the western shores of Maranhão, through its

As soon as the “china” (marbles) game ended, I asked the boys why it is that adults today insist on saying that

Conceição greeted us in a printed skirt, her hair wrapped in cloth and the baby Jesus in her arms. We sat at

Every year the town of Santa Maria de Jetibá organizes its traditional Pomeranian Festival. To hold a festival that celebrates the traditions

“I think they think we don’t know anything,” he said when I asked him why adults today always say that children don’t

Ô Cosme cadê Damião?                                    

For days no one has talked about anything other than the parade for the 7th of September. The schools were preparing so

The children in Alto Santa Maria take part in their parents’ work on the farm from an early age. Babies even have

How do children learn traditions? How do they follow the rhythms of the life and culture of a people? Normally, they learn

You need help to see the surroundings of Tatajuba, like in the Eduardo Galeano story in which a boy, upon looking at

The horizon opens over the pampas, the lowlands of Southern Brazil, and the eyes drift far with the aerial dance of the

Abadia is a land of people knowledgeable about prayers, Three Kings’ Day parties, cantigas de roda, and making bread and cookies in

Our first stop on the trip: the community of Alto Santa Maria. This is a Pomeranian community settled on the slopes of

In the village, houses are for resting and sleeping, and the Panará sleep in hammocks or beds they build themselves. In the

It’s so amazing how Brazil has so many games happening under a mango tree, or other fruit trees, that you could write

The roar comes from a distance, and has been heard since long ago. A good cart has to roar, has to make

Playing with canoes made from timbaúba, or earpod tree, is an old tradition among the children and adults in Tatajuba. They are

  The sea calls for navigators, it calls for floating with sails puffed by the wind, it asks for the precision of