2022-08-242022-08-242008MENEZES, Sônia de Souza Mendonça; ALMEIDA, Maria Geralda de. Vaquejada: a pega de boi na caatinga resiste no sertão sergipano. Vivência, Natal, n. 34, p. 181-193, 2008. 2238-6009http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/21210This paper aims at analyzing 'bull racing' (the so-called 'vaquejadas'), bringing to the fore aspects of this cultural event's constitution as well as its significance to rural communities near São Francisco river, in the setao (semi-arid region) of Sergipe State, in Brazil's Northeast. Research was undertaken in rural communities, with cowboys and their families, during days of party.porAcesso Abertohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Rural partyFesta ruralVaquejadaCultural identityIdentidade culturalArtigo