THE "BARRAQUEIRAS": MEMORY OF WORK AND CHANGE IN TIN THE WORK COOKERS OF THE VILLAGE OF PONTA NEGRA
Women; Memories; Shacks; Vila de Ponta Negra;
The urbanization of Ponta Negra beach resulted in the removal of the old stalls along the shore, where tourists and locals were served dishes and snacks. These businesses, built as small restaurants on the seafront, were mostly run by women from Vila de Ponta Negra, a former fishing village located around the beach. The kiosks, which replaced the old stalls, resulting in the disorganization of the cooks' work, no longer function as a space for preparing food. The research investigates how these changes have affected their work, how these working relationships have been reorganized and what the impact of these changes has been on Ponta Negra's beach cuisine. In this sense, we see a continuous process of exclusion of the traditional population from productive and living spaces, starting with the reconfiguration of the beach for tourism, which began around the 2000s. The changes in work have also forced the professionalization of the cooks and the precariousness of many of the beach workers. The text is accompanied by audiovisual material based on field research.