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council. Valuing their life histories in the face of the various difficulties and their roles
as mothers, workers, wives and housewives, the article intends, in addition to the
general objective, to confirm the presence of babassu coconut breakers in the
municipality of Imperatriz. The identity of the babassu coconut breaker holds a
knowledge of great importance for the preservation of this immaterial activity: the job
of breaking the coconut. Even at the thresholds between urban and rural and the
frequent process of deforestation that has been occurring throughout the region of
Tocantins; the activity still has a wide range of life histories that can collaborate with
the studies of preservation of this intangible heritage for the Brazilian society and
especially for the local society. Therefore, the article discusses the presence of babaçu
coconut breakers in the municipality of Imperatriz, and the competence to preserve the
results obtained from the field research in this academic work is visible, making its
identity as a babassu coconut breaker linked to the palm tree present in the city that
transcends the material and economic relationship of the same.
Keywords: Identity. Territory. Patrimony. Babassu.
INTRODUÇÃO:
O interesse do autor em dissertar o presente trabalho partiu de dois vieses:
primeiro, por perceber ausência de forma tímida de trabalhos acadêmicos que explorem
a vida dessas personagens na cidade de Imperatriz-MA e segundo, por ser neto de
quebradeira de coco babaçu. Ambos os caminhos, foram propulsores e para a efetivação
e motivação deste trabalho. O mesmo, visa compreender o oficio de aprendizagem da
quebra do coco. Tendo como pergunta: “como elas aprenderam a quebrar o coco
babaçu?”. Partindo desse caso, analisaremos as respostas para respondermos à pergunta.
Mas antes, iremos analisar acervos organizados e sistematizados de forma mais geral,
que vem abordando a vida e o cotidiano dessas mulheres e em segundo momento
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