FISHING DIALOGUES:

WORK, LEISURE, AND DWELLING AT THE MOUTH OF THE IMBÉ RIVER

Authors

Keywords:

Work, Leisure Activities, Anthropology Cultural., Fishermen

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between work and leisure at the Barra de Imbé (RS) through an incidental ethnography conducted between 2018 and 2026. Drawing on Tim Ingold’s concept of taskscape and the dwelling perspective, it discusses how the local category "passartrabalho" (toil/hardship) transmutes the raw labor of fishing into enjoyment. By observing young workers and veteran fishers, the research suggests that skill and sociability on the shore dissolve the rigid boundaries between productivity and idleness. The study concludes that fishing at the river mouth constitutes a pedagogy of the landscape and an ethics of presence, in which physical effort and technical mastery are inseparable from existential fulfillment.

Author Biographies

  • Walter Reyes Boehl, MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Bachelor’s and Teaching Degree in Physical Education from the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Dance (ESEFID) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). MSc in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCMH-UFRGS). Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication, majoring in Journalism, from the School of Social Communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Member of the Sociocultural Studies Group in Physical Education (GESEF/UFRGS) and associate member of the Brazilian College of Sport Sciences (CBCE). Researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) for Football. His work focuses on the history of sports, pedagogy of martial arts and combat sports, physical training and football coaching, sports management and marketing, and the anthropology of sport.

  • Mauro Castro Ignácio, MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    PhD candidate in Human Movement Sciences at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCMH-UFRGS). MA in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCMH-UFRGS). Bachelor's and Teaching Degree in Physical Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Researcher at the Projeto Esporte Brasil (PROESP-Br), collaborator at the Center for the Development of Recreational Sport and Leisure (REDE CEDES) and the Sociocultural Studies Group in Physical Education of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (GESEF/UFRGS). Associate member of the Brazilian Society of Physical Activity and Health (SBAFS) and the Brazilian College of Sport Sciences (CBCE). Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education (IJSSPE). His research focus includes physical fitness from preschoolers to adults, obesity, motor skills, public policies for sports and leisure, physical training, and urban anthropology.

  • Dr. Mauro Myskiw, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE, 1999). MA in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM, 2003). Master’s in Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM, 2006). PhD in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and faculty member of the Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences (PPGCMH/UFRGS). He conducts research in the areas of management and public policies for sports and leisure.

Downloads

Published

2026-10-19

Issue

Vol. 13 (2026): Revista Brasileira de Estudos do Lazer - RBEL

Section

Artigos Originais

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Revista Brasileira de Estudos do Lazer

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Direitos Autorais para artigos publicados nesta revista são do autor, com direitos de primeira publicação para a revista. Em virtude de aparecerem nesta revista de acesso público, os artigos são de uso gratuito, com atribuições próprias, em aplicações educacionais e não-comerciais.
 
Copyrights for articles published in this journal belong to the author, and the journal has first publication rights. Since they appear in this public access journal, they are free articles with their own attributions in educational and non-commercial applications.

How to Cite

FISHING DIALOGUES:: WORK, LEISURE, AND DWELLING AT THE MOUTH OF THE IMBÉ RIVER. (2026). Revista Brasileira De Estudos Do Lazer, 13, 1-16. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rbel/article/view/64533

Funding data