COMUNICAÇÃO E QUEBRADEIRAS DE COCO BABAÇU: Guia para um futuro ancestral da Comunidade de Quebradeiras de Coco Babaçu de Pedrinhas, em Itapecuru-Mirim no Maranhão

Abstract

This applied research aims to create a guide for an ancestral future of the Babaçu coconut breakers' community in Pedrinhas, Itapecuru-Mirim, Maranhão. This guide is built based on their way of life centered around the babaçu, understood as a process of social bonding, according to Sodré's (2014) communicational perspective. The research adopts a qualitative approach, involving bibliographic research, document analysis, and participant observation. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted, complemented by active listening workshops with the community, to understand the social bonding processes of the coconut breakers. Based on these investigations, the study developed a guide that reflects the contemporaneity of the coconut breakers, helping to envision a future that preserves memory (past) and organizes the present. By expanding imagination and opening new possibilities for the community, the study proposes a vision for the realization of an ancestral future that celebrates their preservation and legacy.