Organizações comunitárias em Senador Camará: resistência, educação e memória coletiva através da turma de bate-bola Perfeição

Abstract

This dissertation provides a historical analysis and investigates the cultural and social dynamics in the neighborhood of Senador Camará, in Rio de Janeiro, with a focus on the Bate-Bola Perfeição Group. The study aims to understand how this community organization resists marginalization and preserves collective memory through cultural practices. An ethnographic approach is adopted, involving participant observation and document analysis, revealing the collective identity and resistance strategies present in the urban peripheries of the neighborhood. The research connects the role of the Bate-Bola groups to the historical context of Senador Camará, marked by socio-spatial exclusion, criminalization, and the lack of public policies, highlighting how these popular manifestations promote cultural resistance and function as alternative learning spaces. The results indicate that Bate-Bola groups foster actions that strengthen peripheral identities, contributing to a narrative that challenges stigmatized representations of Rio’s periphery. Thus, the dissertation reflects on the importance of community practices that not only preserve cultural traditions but also promote social change and reaffirm the value of territorial belonging.