The establishment of nautical sport in Rio Grande do Sul in the first decade of 20th century: Between ruder and rowingEl establecimiento de los deportes náuticos en Río Grande del Sur en la primera década del siglo xx: entre ruder y remo

摘要

This article investigates how the establishment of nautical clubs occurred in Rio Grande do Sul at the first decade of the 20th century. For this, newspaper articles that circulated in Rio Grande do Sul cities were analyzed along with a bibliographic review. The sources examined showed that the nautical sports were instituted in the first port cities of the state. This characteristic contributed to the entry of European practices and customs, among them rowing. For this study, the newspapers circulating in the cities were examined. The interpretation of the information revealed that the nautical clubs were configured as a space of dispute and conciliation between the different cultures present in Rio Grande do Sul.