As tramas do lugar nos pontos da renda de Bilro em São Sebastião - Alagoas

Abstract

The state of Alagoas has a rich cultural heritage, both material and immaterial, that combines elements of indigenous, African and European origins. Amidst this cultural diversity, the manual art that results from the practice of rendeiras in different parts of the Alagoas territory draws attention. In this sense, this dissertation sought to analyze the renda de bilro culture in the municipality of São Sebastião, located in the Immediate Geographic Region of Arapiraca (Agreste Alagoano), highlighting the intrinsic relationship of this practice with the place. For its development, a discussion of the place as a category of geographic analysis from a humanistic perspective was necessary. Thus, the dialogue with authors such as Tuan (1983), Buttimer (2015), Relph (2014) and Mello (1991) was essential, aiming at a better understanding of the analyzed process, supported by an approach centered on hermeneutics. The methodological procedures used were bibliographical research, documentary research and field research. It was found that renda de bilro is an activity with a significant tradition in São Sebastião, constituting the greatest cultural reference of the old Salomé. However, only recently has the municipal government been making greater efforts to promote this art, which must also involve valuing the true protagonists of this process, who are the rendeiras. Following this path, it was possible to analyze the cultural representation assumed by the renda de bilro culture, to the point of becoming a trademark of São Sebastião, and the importance of such culture for this place.