Corpos em equilíbrio: imagens e cotidiano ribeirinho no Porto do Açaí e na Ilha do Maracujá, Belém (PA)

Refletir, partindo do registro fotográfico, sobre o fluxo de ida e volta dos moradores da ilha do Maracujá, entre a ilha e Belém, fazendo uso das formas com que utilizam seus corpos ou 'sabem servir-se' deles, no que Mauss chamou de técnicas corporais. Corpos evidenciados, uma vez que estão sempre à mostra, capazes, portanto, de ser visualmente etnografados. Inspirado em Certeau, o artigo busca pensar as táticas corporais elaboradas pelos moradores da ilha ao praticar as paisagens de pertença, revelando expressões de corpo peculiares na construção de suas experiências cotidianas. Tais observações não remetem a um corpo-objeto, mas a um corpo que é o sujeito da cultura, como diz Csordas, um corpo que é "a base existencial da cultura".

Production and evaluation of recycled polymers from açaí fibers

The possibility of recycling and the favorable mechanical properties of the products have encouraged the study and production of thermoplastic composites from natural fibrous waste. Açaí (cabbage palm) fiber, which is removed from the seed, has been slightly investigated, as compared to what is already known about the fruit pulp. In this study, the influence of açaí fiber as an element of reinforcement in recycled everyday usage thermoplastics using simple, low cost methodology was evaluated. Recycled matrixes of high impact polystyrene and polypropylene were molded by hot compression from which the fiber composites were obtained. The FTIR technique showed that the process was efficient in preventing degradation of the açaí fibers. The influence of the fiber on the mechanical behavior of the recycled matrixes was investigated by microscopic images of compression and impact tests. The results showed better impact performance for the fiber combined with the polymeric matrixes.