A sociabilidade dos idosos frequentadores do Sabadinho Bom em João Pessoa - PB

Abstract

In this work of ethnographic research I have the objective to describe the leisure and the forms of sociability of groups of elderly, frequenters of the "Sabadinho Bom" Program in João Pessoa-PB. This is a project of the City of João Pessoa, through the Cultural Foundation of João Pessoa, which consists of a space dedicated to MPB, chorinho, Samba, Forró and other musical styles. The presentations take place every Saturday. The name, in Praça Rio Branco and integrates the official program of the AnimaCentro Project of PMJP. The musical variety appeals to regulars such as the elderly, who have become the focus of my research, and how this Project contributes as a way of socializing the elderly regulars as well as a form of leisure through music. In this work, I use the methodology of participant observation inserting myself in the space and observing the group attending the shows. For that, I participated as an observer of the events of which the elderly participate from April 2016 until September 2018. In this work I sought to understand the importance of this coexistence and social interaction for the individuals participating and what is relevant to them in this space leisure and sociability.