Abstract in English. A identidade do Amazonas expressa no folclore do Boi-Bumbá por Erick Bessa Pinheiro Hemispheric Institute; Bessa Pinheiro, Erick. journal, revista paper, ensayo, trabajo escrito, ponencia music, música dance, danza, dança theater, theatre, teatro festival Americas, Américas, Américas South America, América del Sur, América do Sul Latin America, Latinoamérica, América Latina Brazil, Brasil ENG: The text shows aspects of the Amazon identity expressed in the folkloric performance Boi-Bumbá ( a \"dance\" of Portuguese origin with added Brazilian elements which celebrates the death and resurrection of a bull and involves elaborate costumes and choreography). My approach was guided by literature, photos and interviews during the Thirtieth Parintins Folk Festival in 2004. It reveals the nuances of the works by the \"Caprichoso\" and \"Garantido\" groups of Boi-Bumbá at the \"Boi de Arena\" (this festival takes place in June). The festival emphasizes the indigenous culture through the Amazonian imaginary with its memories of the peoples of the forest and its preservation of centuries-old traditions presented as performances at the Bumbódromo\'s arena Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, New York University 2005-05-01 DCMI: Text Hemi: Text text/html http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/pinheiro_abstract.html eng http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/pinheiro.html http://hemi.nyu.edu/rights.html public