External Activities

The external activities of IPA 2026 have been designed as opportunities for immersion, learning, and dialogue with different territories and social experiences across the Federal District.

The aim is to connect interpretive inquiry with situated practices and forms of knowledge, creating opportunities for conference participants to engage directly with community, cultural, agroecological, and Indigenous initiatives. These activities seek to encourage reflexive and collaborative approaches, strengthen dialogue between academia and society, and highlight experiences and knowledge produced in the Global South.

Ethnographic Walk — November 9

The Ethnographic Walk offers a collective experience of observation, reflection, and discussion on the urban dynamics of Brasília.

Taking place in the Setor Comercial Sul, the activity invites participants to engage experientially with issues related to urban controversies, sustainability, cultural meaning-making, and urban art. The walk will be conducted as an exercise in situated inquiry and interaction with the urban environment.

• • Date: November 9, 2026
  • Time: from 5:00 p.m.
  • Meeting point: FINATEC Hall
  • Cost: Free of charge
  • Places: Limited

Field Visits — November 10

The Field Visits will provide participants with opportunities to engage directly with community, cultural, agroecological, and Indigenous initiatives in the Federal District, connecting interpretive inquiry, social practice, and the co-production of knowledge.

Drawing on ancestry, the strength of youth, and nature-based solutions, we will explore possible paths and responses to the social and ecological challenges of our time.

Participants may indicate one of the following options:

• • Associação Agroecológica das Mulheres Rurais do Assentamento Canaã em Brazlândia

An organization of women family farmers based in Brazlândia, one of the Federal District's main agricultural areas. The visit will provide an opportunity to discuss family farming, collective organization, food security, public policies, and women's economic leadership in rural communities.

• • Santuário dos Pajés

An Indigenous territory located within Brasília's urban area and an important site of Indigenous resistance in the Federal District. The visit will address territorial rights, cultural and spiritual preservation, intercultural education, and the contemporary Indigenous presence in Brazil's capital.

• • Jovens de Expressão — Ceilândia

A cultural collective working with young people from peripheral communities through art, communication, digital culture, and political education. The visit will encourage reflection on youth participation, cultural rights, narrative production, and social transformation in urban contexts.

• • Date: November 10, 2026
  • Meeting time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Departure: 2:00 p.m.
  • Expected return to UnB: 6:00 p.m.
  • Places: Limited for each group

Registration

Registration for the external activities will be open until October 30, 2026.

Registration form: https://forms.gle/3URbKiv6WRyDH3Xk7 

Submitting the form constitutes a pre-registration. Places are limited, and participation will be confirmed individually by email.

Transportation for the field visits will be provided by the conference organization, departing from and returning to UnB/FINATEC. Participants will be required to present a photo ID on the day of the activity.