Nordestinando as arquibancadas: os Cangaceiros Alvinegros no universo das Torcidas Organizadas Cearenses

Abstract

This research aims to understand how the football cheerleaders named “Cangaceiros Alvinegros” position themselves in the universe of cheerleaders in the brazilian state of Ceará, mainly those who support the two principal teams from the city of Fortaleza. Methodologically, “Cangaceiros” were observed in the stadiums and in its surrounds. It was realized interviews with this group members, and also questionnaires with “Cangaceiros” and members of the cheerleaders Cearamor and TUF It’s a qualitative and quantitative aproach. The cheerleaders groups can be categorized into two types: the “tradicional cheerleaders” (Organizadas tradicionais) ad the “alternative cheerleders” groups (Organizadas alternativas). The “tradicional” appeared in the 80s; while the “aternatives”are from the 2000s. “Cangaceiros” say that they are a “diferente type of soccer fans”, based on two speeches: the “cultural moviment” about the Northeast region of Brazil, and the condemnation to physical violence. However, it was noticed that “Cangaceiros” are in a constant moviment of approaching and distancing to “tradicional cheerleaders”. In some moments they try to affirm themselves as “diferentes”, but in other times they try to enter the field cheerleaders groups, sharing certain types of capital that are typical in “tradicional cheerleaders” groups. This isn’t a contradiction, but a conscious strategy of insertion and recognition in this field.