Abstract

VICTAL, Jane  and  CORDOVA, Vitor Sartori. Cururu: The innermost secrets of the space lived by the rhythm. CIDADES [online]. 2014, n.29, pp.55-66. ISSN 2182-3030.

This article presents one of the most typical inhabitants of Brazilian hinterlands as well as one of his major cultural practices: the caipira and the cururu, respectively. The caipira have always been in great contact with nature and is the result of miscegenation between the Portuguese people and the Brazilian Indigenous. They were the major settlers and explorers of Brazilian hinterlands after the caravans, also known as bandeiras, were established by the Portuguese in the search for gold and indigenous slave labor. Once the Portuguese Crown lost interest in the decaying and weak auriferous colony and after unsuccessfully attempting to establish sugar cane monoculture during the 16th century; parishes, villages and cities were slowly established in the stops previously founded along the way. Thus, by means of briefly presenting the caipira, this article aims at discussing the importance of their cultural heritage as well as the relationship established between these people and the space created while exploring Brazilian hinterlands, especially the territory of São Paulo. Furthermore, the present study also outlines the major cultural aspects of these people by means of presenting cururu, their most typical form of musical expression. Cururu resists in the urbanized centers of the interior of São Paulo, thereby allowing the social-spatial representation to outlive in this chant. Therefore, cururu is understood not only as a tool that evinces the past, but also as a means of articulating tradition (identity) and memory which continues to reinforce its importance at present.

Keywords : space-time; cities of São Paulo; culture; caipira; cururu.

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