Edb: Research-led South America musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

2026-10-22T23:15:22Z

Research-led South America musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

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== Summary ==

Costa-de-mão, associated especially with Cururupu, is a Maranhão boi practice named for striking the pandeiro with the back of the hand. Its distinctive technique and community history warrant a separate listening identity. <ref name="southamerica2026-ma-cururupu">[https://cmfolclore.ufma.br/arquivos/d0560ebe3048bfcd7232ff48dad5a842.pdf Gustavo Pacheco, O Bumba-meu-boi de Cururupu, CMF Boletim 17, August 2000]. Access note: Relevant article, pp. 1–2, read. Historical observations are dated, not a 2026 group census.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Rama Santa’s own channel documents performance and the closing ritual in 2022–23. These community-published records complement public-stage examples without claiming a complete current inventory.

== History ==

Pacheco’s 2000 account traces local memories into the nineteenth century and describes later capital connections. These are historical testimonies; the article does not turn an old count of groups into a present statistic. <ref name="southamerica2026-ma-cururupu">[https://cmfolclore.ufma.br/arquivos/d0560ebe3048bfcd7232ff48dad5a842.pdf Gustavo Pacheco, O Bumba-meu-boi de Cururupu, CMF Boletim 17, August 2000]. Access note: Relevant article, pp. 1–2, read. Historical observations are dated, not a 2026 group census.</ref>

== Musical characteristics ==

Suspended pandeiros, metal maracás and tambor-onça organize the documented ensemble. The back-of-hand attack matters, while occasional instrumental substitutions show that an identity can persist through practical changes. <ref name="southamerica2026-ma-cururupu">[https://cmfolclore.ufma.br/arquivos/d0560ebe3048bfcd7232ff48dad5a842.pdf Gustavo Pacheco, O Bumba-meu-boi de Cururupu, CMF Boletim 17, August 2000]. Access note: Relevant article, pp. 1–2, read. Historical observations are dated, not a 2026 group census.</ref>

== Geography and communities ==

Cururupu, Bacuri and Serrano form a connected western coastal concentration. A smaller São Luís field acknowledges adopted groups. The 2019 Cururupu inventory also lists other sotaques, so the region cannot be assigned to this music alone. <ref name="southamerica2026-ma-cururupu-inventory">[https://www.cururupu.ma.leg.br/institucional/historia/inventario-da-oferta-turistica_cururupu_2019_ufma.pdf UFMA, Inventário da oferta turística de Cururupu, 2019]. Access note: Relevant indexed group inventory read; 2019 inventory is not a current census.</ref>

== Artists ==

Rama Santa is the selected ensemble. UFMA’s craft documentation credits Josael’s drawing and Luíza’s embroidery alongside Jadson and Jogico’s regional work. Musical performance depends on this wider community expertise. <ref name="southamerica2026-ma-embroidery">[https://materioteca.ufma.br/bordado-cururupu/ UFMA Materioteca, Bordado Cururupu]. Access note: Relevant public text read on 22 October 2026.</ref>

== Representative performances ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ MuGlobe listening profile
! Repertoire !! Field use !! Notes
|-
| traditional || regional || Specific reviewed musical performances; individual dates and contexts remain distinct.
|}

{| class="wikitable muglobe-performances"
|+ MuGlobe representative performances
! Artist !! Performance / song / title !! Embedded player URL !! Notes !! Repertoire kind !! Repertoire date !! Recording date !! Format !! Opening !! Places !! Fit !! Evidence !! Review note !! MuGlobe favorite !! Current hit !! Authentic
|-
| Boi Rama Santa || Boi Rama Santa — Costa de Mão 2019 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/MO9l5XkzR8k || Ensemble’s official channel labels the performance Costa de Mão 2019; exact day and individual toada title unresolved.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO9l5XkzR8k Boi Rama Santa — Costa de Mão 2019].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2019 || live || unknown || region:world-maranhao-western-communities; region:world-sao-luis || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO9l5XkzR8k Recording/context source] || Ensemble’s official channel labels the performance Costa de Mão 2019; exact day and individual toada title unresolved. || <muglobe-flag video="MO9l5XkzR8k" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="MO9l5XkzR8k" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="MO9l5XkzR8k" field="authentic" />
|-
| Boi Rama Santa || Tradicional cortejo matinal de morte — 2022 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/D08w0GuD3sU || Ensemble-published morning procession from its closing ritual. The year comes from the title; the upload date is not substituted for the event date.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08w0GuD3sU Tradicional cortejo matinal de morte — 2022].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2022 || live || unknown || region:world-maranhao-western-communities; region:world-sao-luis || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08w0GuD3sU Recording/context source] || Ensemble-published morning procession from its closing ritual. The year comes from the title; the upload date is not substituted for the event date. || <muglobe-flag video="D08w0GuD3sU" field="muglobeFavorite" /> || <muglobe-flag video="D08w0GuD3sU" field="currentHit" /> || <muglobe-flag video="D08w0GuD3sU" field="authentic" />
|}

== Related genres ==

Compare [[Bumba-meu-boi de zabumba]] and [[Bumba-meu-boi da Baixada]]. Small numbers of documented groups do not diminish a consequential musical distinction.

=== References and further reading ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ MuGlobe genre parents
! Parent ID !! Parent article
|-
| bumba-meu-boi || [[Bumba-meu-boi]]
|}

== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Preserve the small tradition’s strong coastal core and weaker adopted capital presence.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| boi-costa-de-mao-cururupu || Cururupu–Bacuri–Serrano costa-de-mão communities || -1.95 || -44.87 || 180 || 0.9 || Small but distinctive connected coastal tradition.
|-
| boi-costa-de-mao-capital || São Luís adopted costa-de-mão communities || -2.65 || -44.23 || 140 || 0.35 || Specific adopted organizations; not citywide prevalence.
|}

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Edb: Research-led South America musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.