CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GERMAN-BRAZILIAN COMMUNITIES: THE HUNSRIK IN THE DAILY LIFE OF A COMMUNITY IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF BRAZIL

Abstract

The present article was developed from bibliographical research, as well as observable and computed data having as research research axis the municipality of Santa Maria do Herval: its distinctions and its challenges, containing the historical trajectory of the colonization of the municipality; the mother tongue Hunsrik and the education and its process to understand its structure, spatiality and challenges faced to meet the demand of the municipality. To base the research, a qualitative and quantitative basis was used to analyze and interpret the different aspects of the municipality as the initial historical trajectory and characterization of the municipality, aiming its development. In this research, we used observable and computed data from EMATER, the Rural Workers' Union, the Municipal Department of Agriculture, the Municipal Department of Education and Culture and indicators for the analysis.