Psychology, Human Rights, and Povos de Terreiros

Interfaces with Education

Abstract

The present article aims to reflect on the importance of Candomblé terreiros, considering that the cosmoperception within these spaces organizes practices, knowledge, and affections grounded in the principles of worship, respect for life, and a sense of communal subjectivation. The purpose is to take this cosmoperception as a framework for addressing one of the most difficult topics to tackle in schools—the ways of life of Black peoples—given the manifestations of hatred resulting from the racism structured by Brazilian society. As Paulo Freire states, it is not possible to develop a pedagogy of democracy, grounded in Human Rights, if racialization is not taken into account. The relations between education and psychology have been important; however, they have generated theories and practices based on psychopathological diagnosis, compensation, and adaptation. Even in their most critical strands, social critique has not fully addressed the issue of racialization in Brazil.