The dissertation addresses social innovations related to açaí agroextractivism in the riverside
community Santo Ezequiel Moreno (SEM), municipality of Portel, Marajó archipelago, state
of Pará. The objective of this research was to identify and analyze the main social innovations
resulting from the agroextractivism of açaí in the SEM community, as well as their
interrelations. The method used was the case study method, and the data were collected with
the participation of the riverside populations following stages of the research and had
qualitative and quantitative analyses described in the form of systematization. Four social
innovations were identified in the SEM community according to the cut-off proposed in the
research, which are interconnected through mutual help from the community facilitated by the
self-management of all of them, in addition, they present the Acai Solidarity Fund (FSA) as a
basic social innovation due to the construction process that aroused greater organization and
cooperation among the Community. The food profile of the community is common to the
identity of riverines in the region, but deserves special attention to curb the insertion of
industrialized and superprocessed foods that have been incorporated into the diet, due to the
increase in income, associated with açaí, and the continuous access to the urban context of the
city of Portel, opposing the local food culture and affecting , thus the food sovereignty of the
community.
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