01220nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000800043100001300051245008700064300001200151490000700163520091600170       2021                            d  cjun1 aDivino y00aCururueiros in the Pantanal sul-mato-grossense at the beginnin of the 21st century  a334-3640 v133 aThe cururu and the siriri are popular recreations existing in the Brazilian Pantanal, the largest floodplain on the planet. These musical and choreographic complexes are full of symbols for their traditional practitioners. The cururueiros have a set of knowledge and practices that were transmitted orally and between family and friends, especially in rural areas. This set, entitled "Modo de Fazer Viola-de-Cocho", was registered by the Institute do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional (IPHAN) as Cultural Heritage. Despite this, he is in danger of disappearing in the municipalities of Corumba and Ladario, in Mato Grosso do Sul. This is one of the approaches in this article that presents the perceptions of cururueiros regarding this problem, in addition to analyzing the profiles of these individuals and what has changed in their lives with the national recognition given to the knowledge they have.