A vida em Samaúma: uma etnografia do cotidiano
daily life; food; kawaiwete; collective works; myths
The written present aims to describe and record the daily life in the Samara village of the Kawaiwete people, located on the lower Xingu River. Covering daily activities, especially those related to food and that are carried out between families, this work focuses on collective work, exchanges between women (moitara), the act of eating together, listening to myths and the production and preparation of food, seeking through these activities to understand the dynamics of the families and the daily life of the Kawaiwete in Samaúma.