June parties in schools: Lesson of prejudice [Festas juninas nas escolas: Lições de preconceitos]

Abstract

The parties promoted by the Brazilian schools during the month of June mainly aim at pupils' entertainment. Yet, they also offer a prejudiced view of the caipira culture, which, along the centuries, has marked the way of life of the inhabitants of the State of São Paulo. Apparently, no teachers or pupils seem to realize this aspect. This text seeks to understand why the school community preserves such a paradoxical behavior in an educational institution.