“Coco has arrived!”

playing with the Coco from Alagoas with young children in an early childhood education context

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https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.25.087.AO03EN

Palavras-chave:

Early childhood education, Popular culture, Coco, Popular play activity

Resumo

Coco is a manifestation of cultural tradition that presents a close connection between music, dance, and poetry, and is described by its representatives as a popular play activity. It is very present in several states in the Northeast of Brazil and is considered cultural heritage by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN). The article describes and analyzes the practice of this cultural manifestation in a Municipal Early Childhood Education Center (CMEI) in Maceio (Alagoas) led by a traditional master with children aged 3 to 5 years. It aims to understand Coco as a manifestation of popular culture and comprehend the methodology constructed by the master during its production, as well as the meanings attributed to these experiences by the children. Methodologically, the research is developed through participant observation, interviews, field notebook records, and filming. The focus is on the historical context of this cultural manifestation, encompassing attributed values and social functions in the past and present; the historical, artistic, and aesthetic elements of the Coco practiced within the context of the mentioned CMEI; and the responses and meanings attributed by the children involved in playing Coco.

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Tradução

Este artigo é uma tradução em English do artigo:  “O Coco chegou!”

Biografia do Autor

Lenira Haddad, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade São Paulo (USP), Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Alagoas (PPGE/UFAL). Professora titular aposentada do Centro de Educação da UFAL. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Educação Infantil e Desenvolvimento Humano (GPEIDH).

Miraíra Noal Manfroi, Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)

Doutora em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Professora visitante do Instituto de Educação Física e Esporte da UFAL, professora do Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Educação Física em Rede Nacional (ProEF/UFAL).

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Publicado

2025-12-10

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Haddad, L., & Manfroi, M. N. (2025). “Coco has arrived!”: playing with the Coco from Alagoas with young children in an early childhood education context. Revista Diálogo Educacional, 25(87), 2315–2334. https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.25.087.AO03EN