O ensino da história da diáspora africana no Brasil à luz das cantigas de capoeira

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the relationship between capoeira songs and the context of the African Diaspora in Brazil, aiming to provide a pedagogical notebook with lesson proposals for History teachers. Among the main subthemes of the Diaspora discussed in this work are the quilombo, abolition, Afro-Brazilian knowledge and practices, and African and Afro-Brazilian cosmoperceptions. To this end, a literature review was conducted to address these concepts, serving as the theoretical foundation. The theoretical framework consists predominantly of Black authors, thereby valuing new epistemologies. By proposing the study of an Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestation and affirming it as a viable body of knowledge for the classroom, this study fulfills the mandates of Laws 10.639/03 and 11.645/08. Analyses were performed on the lyrics of capoeira songs, which are produced through oral tradition, followed by a comparison with substantive contents of Afro-Brazilian history. The research introduces the original concept of "Intelligent Technologies," discussing the processes of social organization in quilombos and highlighting the mechanisms created by enslaved people for the purpose of resisting the slave system. This work was conducted using qualitative and interpretive approaches, employing the methodology proposed by Marcos Napolitano.