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"DONA ALZIRA E SEU TAVICO"
Seu Tavico, a traditional fisherman from Arraial d'Ajuda, was born in this house and lived there until his death. Seu Tavico met Dona Alzira in the region of Praia do Espelho, near Caraíva. The matriarch, in turn, came from the region called Limoeiro, near Monte Pascoal.
They lived there for a few years. Seu Tavico used to come constantly, walking along the beach from Espelho to Porto Seguro, to trade dried fish. Because there were no roads, the only way to get between the districts was by sea or walking along the beach.
With their first children, they decided to return to Arraial d'Ajuda, back to this house, to ensure a formal education. Dona Alzira worked for many years as a laundress. There was no electricity or piped water, so Dona Alzira used to wash her clothes in the Mucugê and Pitinga rivers, as well as fetching water from the sacred spring or the Jakuara spring. Imagine the challenge of raising seven children and walking all over Arraial on foot, carrying heavy loads, to ensure the family's livelihood.
Seu Tavico, in turn, continued fishing and harvesting octopus from the coral reefs. He also repaired pots, knives and other metal objects and was in great demand throughout the village. He also served in public administration with other local people to open up roads, using only hand tools.
Asked in the interview which Arraial she prefers, Dona Alzira is categorical: "That time was good, but I think it's better now because I don't get water on my head any more". She continues: "Back then there were few children. But even though there were few children, when I looked for a child on the street, I'd find one to give a message to, right? These days I was saying, oh my God, sometimes I want to, I look for a child to give a message to and I don't find one!".
Dona Alzira and Seu Tavico had seven children: Jorge, Ana tércia, Marizete, Jonas, Delidio,Manuel and Maria.
Reference SOARES, Alzira Batista. Interview with Matheus Souto Montoto, Tharles S. Silva and Vinícius Parracho. Arraial d'Ajuda, Oct. 2022.
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Seu Tavico, a traditional fisherman from Arraial d'Ajuda, was born in this house and lived there until his death. Seu Tavico met Dona Alzira in the region of Praia do Espelho, near Caraíva. The matriarch, in turn, came from the region called Limoeiro, near Monte Pascoal.
They lived there for a few years. Seu Tavico used to come constantly, walking along the beach from Espelho to Porto Seguro, to trade dried fish. Because there were no roads, the only way to get between the districts was by sea or walking along the beach.
With their first children, they decided to return to Arraial d'Ajuda, back to this house, to ensure a formal education. Dona Alzira worked for many years as a laundress. There was no electricity or piped water, so Dona Alzira used to wash her clothes in the Mucugê and Pitinga rivers, as well as fetching water from the sacred spring or the Jakuara spring. Imagine the challenge of raising seven children and walking all over Arraial on foot, carrying heavy loads, to ensure the family's livelihood.
Seu Tavico, in turn, continued fishing and harvesting octopus from the coral reefs. He also repaired pots, knives and other metal objects and was in great demand throughout the village. He also served in public administration with other local people to open up roads, using only hand tools.
Asked in the interview which Arraial she prefers, Dona Alzira is categorical: "That time was good, but I think it's better now because I don't get water on my head any more". She continues: "Back then there were few children. But even though there were few children, when I looked for a child on the street, I'd find one to give a message to, right? These days I was saying, oh my God, sometimes I want to, I look for a child to give a message to and I don't find one!".
Dona Alzira and Seu Tavico had seven children: Jorge, Ana tércia, Marizete, Jonas, Delidio,Manuel and Maria.
Reference SOARES, Alzira Batista. Interview with Matheus Souto Montoto, Tharles S. Silva and Vinícius Parracho. Arraial d'Ajuda, Oct. 2022.
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