Dias de fogos, carestia e batuques : as festas juninas em Aracaju na Segunda Guerra (1939-1945)

Abstract

The Second World War was an event that affected several countries in the world, altering the functioning of various sectors of society. Brazil was not exempt from participating in the battle, promoting the army to travel to Europe. The decision of Getúlio Vargas, president of the country at the time, started due to the German offensive when designating the German submarine U-507 to torpedo Brazilian ships. Faced with this traffic, the capital of Sergipe was one of the regions that felt the aggression closely, which resulted in more than 600 people dead. In this way, the expected work sought to understand how the leisure spaces and festive celebrations of the population were affected, more specifically São João, as it is a festival of strong cultural symbolism. The investigation starts from the analysis of the periodicals Correio de Aracaju, Diário oficial, Folha da morning, O Nordeste and Sergipe Jornal in the years 1939 to 1945. We seek to understand how the June festivities were celebrated and the places that manifested the festivity. Highlighting the role of clubs and streets in the capital. In addition, it sought to analyze how some customs of the festivity were changed and how they were presented by the newspapers.