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A FORÇA MÁGICA DO REAL
Bertulio, Waldir | Date Issued:
2010
Alternative title
The magic power of realityAuthor
Affilliation
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.
Abstract in Portuguese
A partir de suas memórias pessoais e coletivas, mulheres e homens das comunidades remanescentes do Complexo Quilombo Mata Cavalo, em Mato Grosso, falam sobre as origens do Quilombo, a vida comunitária, o trabalho coletivo, as festas e, principalmente, sobre a história da luta pela retomada, permanência e posse definitiva das terras que pertenceram aos seus ancestrais, mas das quais, ao longo do tempo, milhares de hectares foram “adquiridos” por outras mãos. Um documentário onde a história é contada por aqueles que vivem e experimentam na pele, cotidianamente, a interminável tentativa de silenciamento e de exclusão perpetrados pela cultura dominante.
Abstract
Based on their personal and collective remembrances, women and men from the remaining communities of Quilombo* Mata Cavalo Complex (*Quilombos are Afro-Brazilian hinterland settlements that originated in the 17th century with the rebellion of African slaves in Brazil), in Mato Grosso, talk about the origin of this Quilombo, community life, collective work, and celebrations. But, most importantly, they talk about the history of their struggle for regaining their land, settling, and finally legally owning this land that once belonged to their ancestors, but where, throughout a long period of time, millions of hectares had been “acquired” by other people. A documentary on the story told by those who have been actually experiencing in their daily routine an endless attempt of being silenced and excluded by the dominant culture.
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