HISTORY, MEMORY AND QUILOMBOLA IDENTITY AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF SÃO JOSÉ DE ICATU, MUNICIPALITY OF MOCAJUBA/PA, NORTHERN AMAZON

Abstract

This study aims to understand how quilombola identity is seen by the inhabitants of the quilombola village São José de Icatu in the municipality of Mocajuba-PA, northern Amazon, and to investigate how cultural issues are worked among local residents, verifying whether there is a partnership between the local quilombola association and the black movement for the recognition of quilombola identity. It is a bibliographic study with field research, observation and on-site interviews, in a qualitative approach through the listening process, pointing out that cultural knowledge is alive in the memories of the elders of the community, being passed on to the new generations.