CARNIVAL IN THE BRAZILIAN MIDDLE-NORTH: THE NEW DYNAMICS OF THE PARTY AND THE RETRACTION OF SAMBA SCHOOLS IN SÃO LUIS, BELÉM AND TERESINA

Abstract

This research was motivated by the disappearance and decline of many carnival associations in São Luis do Maranhão, a phenomenon later perceived inland and in neighboring capitals. This article examines the cultural dynamics of these groups in the cities of Belém and Teresina, under a comparative and relational historical perspective which involves elements such as influence and cultural resistance, creation, dissemination and adaptation of festive models; the contribution of tourism, manipulation of cultural identities, sociopolitical organization of the associations and actions of public institutions of culture.