A cultura caipira na teledramaturgia brasileira: uma análise da representação da identidade interiorana em "Paraíso"

Abstract

This master's thesis is based on the concepts of cultural identity today in the light of authors linked to Cultural Studies and Symbolic Interactionism. From these concepts, we characterize the countryside identity, specifically the caipira identity, as representative of the Brazilian cultural diversity. Then, we observe the narrative of telenovela as a promoter or mirror of metropolitan ways of being and thinking, particularly those prevalent in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. On the other hand, we realize the success of some telenovelas that portrayed the rural environment and, among them, we elect our object of investigation: the second version of "Paraíso", which was written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa and aired daily at 6 p.m. by Globo TV in 2009. Then, using the methodology of the Content Analysis, we explore the characters in this telenovela, their personalities and their trajectories, and also the insertion of scenes involving music in the plot, as an important expression of countryside culture.