Práticas educacionais dos ciganos Calons do bairro São Gabriel em Belo Horizonte

Abstract

The research, of ethnographic inspiration, proposed to examine the educational practices of the Calon community that is located in the São Gabriel neighborhood in Belo Horizonte. The study aims to identify the educational practices, manifested in the habits and customs, of the aforementioned gypsy community and to understand how they are instituted and their relationship, or not, with the educational practices of the formal school. To this end, it was necessary to historically contextualize the gypsy ethnicity in general terms, to examine, as far as possible, information about its origin, complex cultural diversity and the intrinsic connection between cultural identity and education observed between them, from articles, dissertations and academic theses, since these are scarce and in some cases imprecise. The history of gypsies, according to the verified materials, is marked by the struggle for survival and preservation of their customs, although many have been altered by different cultural influences that are not gypsies or adapted to them, as shown by the data about the Calon community, object of this study. Gypsies, wherever they go and wherever they camp, are harassed, discriminated against and stereotyped. Prejudice came with them from Europe to Brazil and unfortunately accompanies them to this day.