DE ONDE VEM O BRINCAR DAS CRIANÇAS FRONTEIRIÇAS: AS INFLUÊNCIAS DE FAMILIARES, DA ESCOLA E DA VIZINHANÇA.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the origins of play among border children, considering the influences exerted by family, school, and neighborhood. This qualitative research was developed using the case study method, chosen because it allows for an in-depth and contextualized understanding of a unique phenomenon: the play culture of children living in border contexts. The research was conducted at the Eutrópia Gomes Pedroso Municipal Rural School of Comprehensive Education, located in the region closest to the geographic line separating the cities of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Puerto Quijarro, Bogotá. Data were collected from regularly enrolled and regularly attending the school. The games identified included Lobo lobito, Galinita cega, Chicote quemada, Ahorcado, Papa quemada, among others of traditional Brazilian origin. The results point to a significant family influence in the construction, maintenance, and transmission of the play culture of border children, highlighting the central role of sociocultural relationships in the process of children's identity formation in this context.