“A ÁRVORE DA ESPERANÇA”: Histórias e Memórias da Imigração Okinawana em Campo Grande/MS

Abstract

Campo Grande city is one of the biggest japanese immigration centers that derives from the Okinawa prefecture, in Japan. And Brazil is the country with the largest number of immigrants and descendants of this region. Okinawa was once an independent kingdom, having its own culture, religion, language and traditions. The arrival and establishment of the okinawan immigrants in the city has created a big marking of Okinawan culture in Campo Grande city. Having its biggest and most famous example in the form of the Soba, a famous Campo Grande dish that comes from the okinawan dish known as Okinawa Soba. Soba has become an immaterial heritage of Campo Grande. This final paper has the intent of analyzing the historical facts that led the immigrants to this journey, and also, analyzing the influences generated by these people in the city of Campo Grande.