Plantação da roça de arroz: tradição cultural da comunidade Quilombola Vão de Almas

Abstract

This paper presents a research on the process of planting a rice field, as a cultural tradition of the quilombola community Vão de Almas, in the municipality of Cavalcante (GO). The perspective adopted takes into account the identification of aspects of local culture related to the traditional knowledge existing in rice production in the community. Besides the literature review, the research was anchored by an exploratory and descriptive approach, with fieldwork experiences and semi-structured interviews with the residents. The results presented comprise the traditional process of rice planting (how the processes are done, the steps involved, the roles of the community members); the memories, the representativeness, and the preservation of traditional knowledge; the consumption of rice and the ways in which food circulates; the cultural celebrations related to the planting; and the ways in which tourism relates to the community's cultural practices. With all this information, the research concludes that the planting of roça de toco in the Vão de Almas community persists alive in the culture and ensures autonomy and freedom to the residents, considering everything from the care that is taken to prepare the land for planting, to the way of thinking about the perpetuation of life and living culture for future generations.