Gênero e raça: um estado sobre a presença feminina na capoeira da cidade de Oeiras-PI (2014-2023)

Abstract

This research aims to understand the presence and trajectory of women in capoeira based on narratives of Gender and Race in Oeiras, Piauí, in the time frame of (2014-2023). We seek to present conceptions that are created about the presence of women in capoeira groups based on stereotypes that are inserted in society. Through the narratives of the interviews that were conducted with female capoeiristas, we developed a research on Gender and Race, where we dialogued about these conceptions. Then, we discussed with some authors such as Joan Scott who discusses gender perspectives, Alex Ratts who discusses issues about race and the life of Beatriz Nascimento and Patrícia Hill Collins who discusses intersectionality. In the methodology, we seek to work with oral history, memory and identity developed from the narratives of authors Verena Alberti and Michel Pollak. Therefore, from the narratives created, it was possible to identify the importance of the presence of women in capoeira groups and in movements that exist within societies. Furthermore, the research showed us how the female presence in capoeira groups contributes to the patriarchal deconstructions that arise through the concepts of Gender and Race.