Mídias como ferramenta de visibilidade étnica: a difícil tarefa de reconhecimento e pertença de grupos afro-brasileiros no município de São Borja

Abstract

This article discusses how the media used in education can contribute to the recognition of belonging in Afro-Brazilian culture in the municipality of São Borja in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality and state that still are closely linked to European origins. This study was based on the activities carried out in the institutionalized space of the Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Studies Center. The purpose is to present the media as an alternative of visibility of local black culture, recognizing the important contributions to São Borja. Between the actions a course for teachers of the municipal network and a group of studies for students of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Farroupilha opened spaces to give visibility of the traditions, inheritances and legacies of the Afro-Brazilian population of the city. Action and dissemination are fundamental aspects to enter the social, cultural and historical spaces of São Borja and the media in education offer a diversity of forms of visibility thus enabling the appreciation of Afro culture.