Da terra: roça, farinhada, comida e festa no campesinato de Camocim

Abstract

This study draws on accounts and field observations of the daily lives of peasant communities in the communities of Tapuio, Olho D’Água, Fazendinha, and Cupim, in Camocim, Ceará. It focuses on their techniques and experiences in preparing food characteristic of the rural area of that region, as well as on the relations of exchange and commensality developed around its production and circulation. These practices include animal husbandry, small-scale farming, manioc flour production ("Farinhada"), and religious and leisure events, which are traditional elements of peasant life in rural Ceará.