Play as a decolonial path: the presence and resistance of the chiquitano people in Porto Esperidião – MT

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644494358

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Education, Culture, Decoloniality

Abstract

This article was developed within the Research Group on Body, Education, and Culture, linked to the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, under the research line Social Movements, Politics, and Popular Education. The study aims to understand play as a formative space that expresses the lived reality of children on the Brazil–Bolivia border, at Maria Gregória Ortiz Cardos Municipal School, seeking to identify and describe the social practices of play among students in the early years of elementary education in Porto Esperidião – MT. It is characterized as a participatory research, conducted through the analysis of everyday school life and children’s experiences, based on school ethnography and in dialogue with studies on ethnic–racial relations, within the context of Chiquitano history and culture, evidenced by the presence of these Indigenous peoples in this border region. In this sense, the research seeks to understand play through the recognition of its social practices, meanings, and significance in the social formation of children living in the urban area of Porto Esperidião – Mato Grosso. The study is grounded in the dialogue between cultures and education, from an intercultural perspective, and guided by a decolonial approach in a school located on the Brazil–Bolivia border.

Author Biographies

Adriane Cristine Silva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Doutoranda em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, UFGD (2010), com graduação em pedagogia pela Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (2001), e filosofia pela Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (2006). Participa do grupo de Pesquisa COEDUC desde a sua fundação em (2004). Atualmente é professoral da educação básica na Escola Estadual 13 de Maio (1998), nos anos iniciais. Atua como profissional do ensino superior da Faculdade Católica Rainha da Paz, nos cursos de licenciatura. 

Beleni Salete Grando, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (1985) and a Ph.D. in Education from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2004). Currently serves on the Scientific Committee of the Body and Culture Working Group of the Brazilian College of Sports Sciences, is an associate researcher at the same institution, and a collaborating researcher at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She is also the coordinator of the PROCAD Amazônia/CAPES program at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, a tenured professor, and a full professor at the same university. She has experience in the field of Education, with an emphasis on Education, working mainly on the following topics: intercultural education, education, physical education, and Indigenous education.

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2026-08-31

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Educação, v. 51, 2026 – Jan./Dez. – Publicação contínua

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