Frevo Banners

documentary support of Pernambuco culture and society

Abstract

The objective of this article is to investigate how banners act as documentary support, helping to preserve the culture and memory of frevo. To achieve this objective, research made use of methodological tools based on the Quadripolar Method of Paul De Bruyne, Jacques Herman and Marc Schoutheete (1977), added to this the bibliographical review, case study and description, so that it is possible to build an investigation with a solid theoretical basis within the chosen social profile. With this, the theoretical contributions of authors Paul Otlet, Suzzane Briet, Niels Lund, Bern Frohmann e Michael Buckland were used to understand the concept of document and its applications, also considering three-dimensional material objects as document support. In short, the result was that the banner carries relevant information to identify and represent social groups, because of the objective and subjective relationships that are established between them. Bearing in mind that this is neither the first nor the last analysis of carnival banners, it is emphasized that this is an instrument for disseminating knowledge and encouraging reflection on material objects that carry traces of history, cultural and social memory.