Brincadeiras de rua, convivência urbana e ecologia dos saberes

Abstract

This article is the result of a study that explores the contribution of street games to urban conviviality/life. The study further explored the diversification of knowledge and practices inherent in popular cultures that permeate everyday life in Brazilian cities. The text is developed from an analysis of descriptive reports that were submitted by students from the institute of superior education of the state of Bahia. These reports are a result of a didactic project that sought to observe urban life from the children's point of view. The theoretical premise of this study is based on Southern epistemologies, a proposal by Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2008) that emphasizes a comprehension based on an ecology of knowledge. The synoptic tables presented throughout the text offer a panoramic vision of street games in different neighborhoods throughout Salvador as it also explores what these games may reveal about the sustainability of popular cultures in contemporary urban settings.