Social cartography in Serra da Capivara National Park (Piauí, Brazil): participatory mapping for territoriality retrieval

Abstract

This article aimed to present a participative mapping experience that provides elements for the development of social cartography in parts of Serra da Capivara, Piauí, Brazil. This social mapping’s purpose is to raise reinterpretations about the territory that surrounds places of daily living in Serra da Capivara National Park. In this study we evoke community’s narratives and memories about the history of these places. To achieve this objective, we used a conceptual approach on participatory mapping and social cartography since the first studies conducted with this community. Thereafter we introduced preliminary considerations about the case study’s progress, which adopted as methodology traditional territory expeditions with community members to record their material and symbolic cultural elements.