_Memória Viva de Árabes na Fronteira: Aspectos da Cultura e Religiosidade (Memory of Arabs at the Border: Aspects of Culture and Religiosity)

The main objective of this work is to analyze and record aspects of Arab culture present on the border, such as religion, gastronomy, folklore, clothing, among others. The work is motivated by the visibility of Arab identity on the border, seeking to understand how these people came and what positive and negative impacts they felt when they were on the Brazil/Uruguay border, specifically in Jaguarão/Rio Branco. It is of utmost importance to value identity, the feeling of belonging to the country of origin, and the cultural practices that make these people feel their nation present even in the country of immigration. Cultural practice provides the constitution of knowledge such as beliefs, habits, traditions and allows other people of other nationalities present on the border to develop social relationships by learning about new cultures. To achieve this, it is necessary to develop the concept of otherness, which is fundamental to the unity and respect between the inhabitants of a given place and to the cultural and religious differences in society. The methodology used was an analysis of theoretical references about the Arab diaspora in Rio Grande do Sul, field observation and semi-structured interviews with two descendants of Arabs in the city of Jaguarão.