História oral: práticas sociais e produção cultural no bairro do Passo de São Borja – RS

Abstract

This work of completion is an object of research underexplored in academia. This is the Oral History: Social Practice and Cultural Production. This topic has been studied effectively in Step neighborhood. Located in São Borja- RS. This municipality which borders through the Uruguay River with Argentina. It was found through such studies that the neighborhood of the step is rich in oral history, social practices and cultural production. However, such concepts and execution are recorded only in memory and in private records (photographs and newspaper reports) of people who have experienced, or experience living with those who experienced it. Therefore, the importance of conducting a research on the topic with the aim of rescuing these stories and makes them a well access to future generations. Once the record is not that part of the oral history of the neighborhood held may ultimately be lost.