Gremio and Internacional and integration with history, culture and gaucho habits: identity based on contrast to the feeling of brazilianity

Abstract

Considered the most popular sport in Brazil and on the planet, football has attracted more and more interest in the academic world. Based on this perspective, the main objective of the present study was to verify the ways in which the integration of the Foot-Ball Club Porto Alegrense and Sport Club Internacional with the historical and cultural elements of the inhabitants of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, having as " background "to the perception that the formation of this identity occurred, eventually, based on an identity that took into consideration a contrast to the feeling of Brazilianness. For that, an exploratory and bibliographical research was carried out. It was noticed that the club representation of Gremio and Internacional and the issues associated with the dichotomy "Gre-Nal" ended up being elements that helped to consolidate the intimate relation of the gauchos with these clubs, being this one crossed sometimes to areas outside the soccer, like the political environment of the state itself, for example. It was also found that the dichotomy between Gremio and Internacional itself was momentarily overlooked in some historical situations, given the need to confront a situation that involved a cause considered "gaucho."