A Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosário da Cidade de Fortaleza, antiga Irmandade dos Homens Pretos e suas ressignificações atuais

Abstract

This study is a research subject the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary in the city of Fortaleza, former Brotherhood of Black Men. In this research we seek to contextualize historically and identify reworkings and reinterpretation that occurred in the institution prior to its inactivation and currently during the revitalization process. The brotherhoods of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men were quite numerous institutions in the Brazilian Colonial period, spreading from North to South of the country, reaffirming the significant presence of black. The research and analysis observed in the historical data and lines of respondents revealed changes in admission of members of the institution. We also observed that subjects such as culture, religion and black cultural manifestations are frequent in the reports of respondents which enabled us to discuss them with a view to deepening the understanding of the historical relevance and contribution of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary in the history of black in the city of Fortaleza Ceara.