Cultura alimentar como patrimônio cultural imaterial: o registro do ofício das baianas de acarajé

The article deals with the recognition of food culture as intangible cultural heritage, from a socioanthropological lens, based on the instruments of Brazilian cultural policies between 2003 and 2013. To this end, we conducted a case study on the Registration of the Craft of Baianas de Acarajé, seeking to reflect on the meanings attributed by the holders of this knowledge to patrimonialization, the importance of this cultural asset for their identities and the transformation of food practices involving the asset as a result of disputes and changes in their doing. The results presented are the result of interdisciplinary qualitative theoretical options, bibliographic and documental research, added to direct observation and the application of semi-structured interviews, as well as a questionnaire.O artigo versa sobre o reconhecimento da cultura alimentar enquanto patrimônio cultural imaterial, a partir de lente socioantropológica, tendo por base os instrumentos das políticas culturais brasileiras entre o período de 2003 a 2013. Para tanto, realizamos estudo de caso sobre o Registro do Ofício das Baianas de Acarajé, buscando refletir sobre os sentidos atribuídos pelas detentoras desse saber à patrimonialização, a importância desse bem cultural para suas identidades e a transformação das práticas alimentares envolvendo o bem em decorrência das disputas e mudanças no seu fazer. Os resultados apresentados são frutos das opções de teóricas interdisciplinares de caráter qualitativo, pesquisas bibliográfica e documental, somadas à observação direta e à aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas, bem como de questionário

“Nós estamos vivos, conhecedores, sabedores das nossas histórias, detentores dos nossos conhecimentos e salvaguardas das nossas culturas”. Entrevista com Tainá Marajoara

Entrevista com Tainá Marajoara. Por Lina Luz Cavalcante. Alexandre Barbalho e José Roberto Severino

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data