Do Clube dos Fidalgos ao Cordão Valu: alegria e resistência ocupando as ruas da cidade

Abstract

In recent years, the Street Carnival in Campo Grande, specifically in the Esplanada Ferroviária region, has been gaining strength and attracting thousands of revelers. The emergence of Cordão Valu in 2006 can be considered one of the main drivers of this transformation. Cordão Valu has become a landmark in Campo Grande’s Street carnival, and in just over ten years since its inception, numerous other carnival groups and cordões have been created. This research aims to analyze the process of the Street Carnival in Campo Grande, MS, focusing on Cordão Valu, its history and trajectories, the cultural transformations experienced during this period, and its role in occupying public spaces in the city. The methodological approach included the collection and analysis of existing literature on Carnival and Carnival in Brazil, relating this literature to the concepts of identity and nation; documentary research carried out at the Hemeroteca of the National Library and the Municipal Public Archive of Campo Grande; in addition to semi-structured interviews with the founders of the carnival groups. The work is divided into three chapters, which address: the emergence of Carnival in Brazil, the construction of national identity and Brazilian Carnival; the relationship between cities and Carnival; and, finally, the historical process of Carnival in Campo Grande, the emergence of Cordão Valu, and its relationship with the occupation of public spaces and the Right to the City.