Body-Crossroads as Performing Experience in the Congado Ritual

This article discusses the congado ritual as a performing experience based on the notions of body-crossroads. First, it studies the congado universe and its symbolic complexity, perceiving it as a crossroad culture. The congado ritual is the nodal point of this manifestation. The relation between the body and the performance characterizes the ritual. This work is based on theoretical studies and field research carried out with the Catopês of the city of Bocaiúva, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and aims to be a reference for studies on Brazilian culture, especially on Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestations.Ce texte vise à discuter Le rituel du Congado comme l’expérience performative Du corps-carrefour. Nous partons de l’étude du l’univers Congadeiro et as complexité symbolique, percevant comme carrefour culturel. Le rituel Congadeiro est le point nodal de cette manifestation cuturel, caractérisé par la relation entre Le corps et la performativité. Ce travail est basésur des études théoriques et dês enquêtes de terrainmené es sur le Catopês dans la ville de Bocaiuva/MG, et vise à être une référence pour lês études sur la culture brésilienne, em particulier sur lês manifestations afro-brésilienne culturelles.This article discusses the congado ritual as a performing experience based on the notions of body-crossroads. First, it studies the congado universe and its symbolic complexity, perceiving it as a crossroad culture. The congado ritual is the nodal point of this manifestation. The relation between the body and the performance characterizes the ritual. This work is based on theoretical studies and field research carried out with the Catopês of the city of Bocaiúva, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and aims to be a reference for studies on Brazilian culture, especially on Afro-Brazilian cultural manifestations