CORREA, Sílvio Marcus de Souza. As corridas de cavalos na colônia alemã do sudoeste africano (1884-1914). []. , 26, pp.127-152. ISSN 1645-3794.

^lpt^aPara a formação do campo desportivo na colônia alemã do sudoeste africano (atual Namíbia) tiveram papel importante várias associações desportivas. Entre elas, pode-se mencionar as sociedades de corrida de cavalos (Rennvereine), especialmente as de Swakopmund, Windhoek, Keetmanshoop e da Baía de Lüderitz. As corridas de cavalos constituíram parte da cultura desportiva na Alemanha do Segundo Império. Essas socie-dades desportivas serviram para o treinamento da população masculina (militar e civil) num contexto colonial, ou seja, num contexto beligerante. Com base em jornais, o presente artigo examina o protagonismo das sociedades de corridas de cavalos para a formação do campo desportivo, para a manutenção e expansão do germanismo e para a estruturação de um calendário desportivo no qual os eventos desportivos eram momentos de celebração do colonialismo^len^aDuring the German colonial rule in South West Africa (now Namibia), several associations were important for the building of a culture of sport. Among these were the Horse Racing Societies (Rennvereine), especially those of Swakopmund, Windhoek, Keetmanshoop and Lüderitzbucht. Horse racing was a main part of the sporting culture of the German Second Reich. In Namibia these sports societies served as training ground for the development of a ”masculine” population (military and civilian) in a colonial context, or in other words, a belligerent context. Based on newspaper archives, this article examines the protagonist role of the Horse Racing Societies in the building of a culture of sport, for the maintenance and spread of “Germanness” and for the structuring of a calendar in which the sporting events were also moments to celebrate colonialism.

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