THE PRESENCE OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AT THE AMAZONAS MATHEMATICS FAIR

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Ethnomathematics, Amazonian Knowledge, Amazonian Mathematics Fair, Mathematics Education

Abstract

This research, originating from a Scientific Initiation project, investigates which elements of students' daily lives and culture are revealed or identified through the analysis of works presented at the III Amazonian Mathematics Fair. The study was conducted in two stages: a systematic mapping of research on Ethnomathematics, specifically focusing on Indigenous Education, in the CAPES and UFAM repositories, identifying trends and gaps in scientific production, followed by a documentary analysis of expanded abstracts submitted to the Fair. With a qualitative approach, the research highlights that regional cultural and social practices are embedded in mathematics learning and suggests the need to expand studies that recognize and value these knowledges in formal education, making learning more connected to students' realities.

Author Biographies

Leonard Euler Valente Feitosa, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PPG-ECIM/UFAM), graduated in Mathematics at the Federal University of Amazonas. Member of the Study and Research Group on Mathematics Education and New Technologies (UFAM/CNPq). He was a FAPEAM Fellow for Scientific Initiation in the projects entitled "Superfícies transladadas e homotéticas em R com curvatura Gaussiana constante" (2022) and "Feira Amazonense de Matemática e Etnomatemática: o que os trabalhos expostos revelam sobre as matemáticas amazônicas?" (2023). He served as a CAPES scholarship holder from the Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID) (2020). He served on the organizing committee of the 3rd Feira Amazonense de Matemática (2023).

Yachiko Nascimento Wakiyama, Federal University of Amazonas

Holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics Education (2004), a specialization in Mathematics Teaching (2006), a Master's degree in Mathematics with a focus on Continuous Optimization (2010) from the Federal University of Amazonas, and a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from the Amazon Network of Science and Mathematics Education at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (2022). Works as an undergraduate professor and also teaches in the Graduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PPGECIM) at the Institute of Exact Sciences (ICE) of the Federal University of Amazonas.

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2025-08-08

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Feitosa, L. E. V. ., & Wakiyama, Y. N. (2025). THE PRESENCE OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AT THE AMAZONAS MATHEMATICS FAIR . Identidade!, 30(1), 171–188. Retrieved from https://revistas.est.edu.br/Identidade/article/view/3485

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2025): Identidades socioculturais na Amazônia brasileira

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