Beliza Áurea e os estudos de cultura popular na Paraíba

Abstract

The present article, resulting from an ethnographic work, aims to approach the life and work of Beliza Áurea de Arruda Melo and the history of the Paraiba Commission of Folklore, highlighting facts and contributions to the studies on popular culture in Paraiba that have been relevant throughout of your activities. It is important to know the activities of this institution throughout its history to know its importance to society, its research and actions to encourage popular culture in the State and its contribution to the development of public policies. I decided to research about the life and work of Beliza, after searching for texts about the culture of Paraíba on the internet, where I found works of his authorship referring to the Northeastern culture. His trajectory helps us to better understand some of the movements that emerged around the theme, such as the formation of Nuppo (Center forResearch and Documentation for Popular Culture) and academic researchdeveloped at the Federal University of Paraíba.