The documentary “Raimunda, a quebradeira”, directed by Marcelo Silva and
released in 2007, told the story of coconut shellers in the Bico do Papagaio region of
the state of Tocantins. Among the coconut shellers, the story of Raimunda, who with
others began the Interstate Movement of Babassu Coconut Shellers (MIQCB), stood
out. The movement had as its main agenda the struggle for the coconut shellers to
have access to public and private lands that contained the babassu coconut palm;
and for the palm trees not to be cut down. Accordingly, the objective of this study is
to analyze and understand in what ways the issues raised in the documentary have
been dealt with over the period after the documentary was recorded. It also aims to
identify the possible advances and / or setbacks that the region has experienced
since the production of the documentary. To do this, the news, reports and other
media publications that addressed the Bico do Papagaio region, the shellers and / or
Dona Raimunda were considered. In the analysis, references on the communication
process, symbols, documentaries and speeches were mobilized. It was found that
the production of the documentary gave visibility to the region and the shellers and,
at the same time, Dona Raimunda, as a representative, was received by the federal
and state governments, and managed to bring different benefits to the local
population. It was also found that the movement gradually incorporated other
guidelines and flags, such as sustainable development, female leadership, social
inequality, among others.
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