Saga of the Boi-Bumbá in Black and White

Abstract

The article proposes a critical analysis of the Festival Folclórico de Parintins considering the political, historical and cultural context where it inseres itself. It identifies changes, especially when the boi leaves the street and goes to arena. Since then, it defines values, establishes limits and segregates people. The
party became to be built from top to bottom and the gain to the caboclo comes as panaceas, which that don’t reach their legitimate craving.