The sailing culture in Cabedelo: memory and identity
Beneath the material culture of the riverside in Cabedelo, there is memory and identity, as sailing on the Paraíba do Norte River is to glimpse the history of the city.
By Museu Marítimo EXEA
By Ocione Fernandes
Canoe Janaína (2021) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
The neighbourhood has traditional people called “caiçaras” and a variety of small boats on the banks of the river. The canoe is highlighted due to its historical value and the possibility of becoming, soon, an object of local material culture to be oblivionized.
Canoa Janaina I
The Janaina I canoe is a reminiscence of this type of vessel in the Jardim Manguinhos neighbourhood.
The sailboat stands out in the landscape (2021) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Sailing Caíco stands out in the landscape
The replacement of the canoe by the caíco denotes a set of significant changes that navigation has gone through among the fishermen of Cabedelo in their daily practices.
The sailboat stands out in the landscape - Photo 2 (2022) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Fishermen docking sailing boat after sailing on the Paraíba do Norte River (2021) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Fishermen beaching Sailing Caíco after sailing on the river
The caíco and the sail form a composition that gives identity to navigation and riverside culture.
Riverside people adjusting the lock on the mast in the foreground (2021) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Riverside people adjusting the latch on the mast
Vessels sailing on the Paraíba do Norte River or on the coast are objects and practices that represent the local culture.
The sails of the boats stand out in the landscape and conquer the young people (2021) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Sails stand out in the landscape and attract the youth
Parents transmit to their children, materially and immaterially, the riverside culture. From making and repairing objects, to how to handle them during navigation or fishing.
Colors and symmetry between sails - Part 2 (2022) by Ocione FernandesMuseu Marítimo EXEA
Sailing navigation: objects and practices
This is session 2 of 4. Go to Session 3.
Text, research and Photography
M.Sc. Ocione Fernandes
Translation
D.Sc. Antônio Lawand
Advisor & Designer
D.Sc. Ticiano Alves
Campus Cabedelo of Paraiba Federal Institute - IFPB
D.Sc. Renata Amorim Cadena & M.Sc. Rafael Leite Efrem de Lima
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