Engeramento e outras histórias: as narrativas orais do distrito de Barreira do Andirá

Abstract

This research aims to discuss oral literature, more precisely the presence and sociocultural function of oral narratives in riverside communities in the Amazon. For this, a field research was chosen to collect its most natural manifestations, the varied stories disseminated by the elderly in the district of Barreira do Andirá, municipality of Barreirinha/AM, place of origin of the researcher's Family. Interviews were conducted with five residents of the community: Maria do Carmo, Paulo Sérgio, Moisés Viana, Antônio Gonçalves and Basílio Tenório. Based on the narratives collected, the results were divided into the following topics: The Barrier District of Andirá; Memory and History: elements of the narrative; Visage Stories; Stories About Generation; The creation of the toadas of the Boi-Fofinho and Oral Narratives: a tool of identity rescue.