Percepções geográficas de crianças sobre a fronteira entre Ponta Porã e Pedro Juan Caballero

Abstract

This work seeks to understand the geographical perceptions of the border of Ponta Porã and Pedro Juan Caballero by obtaining qualitative data, listening and looking at children in the face of socio-spatial reality. The main objective was to propose a playful activity that could direct research to analyze the production of drawings developed by students at Escola Lydio Lima, based on the idea of identity as a cultural, geographic and socio spatial construction. of the researcher's life, which is important to understand how the subjects who move between the two cities have relationships of belonging with both sides of the border. The reports captured through the drawings help to understand the relationships of belonging, spatial experience, border identities and living on the border, sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other, seeking to demonstrate the transit, identities, approaches and distances that exist in this space. From a pedagogical and geographical point of view, the students' drawings offer a holistic view of daily life on the border, highlighting not only the physical characteristics of the space, but also the social and cultural dynamics that shape identities and relationships in this context. By recognizing and valuing this diversity, we can promote a deeper and more inclusive understanding of the socio-spatial dynamics on the border. Counting the border based on the art mastery of children residing in this border is the core of this research.