Traditional games in the state of Rio Grande do Sul: Vibrant and muted expression

This article is descriptive research with the objective of bringing the traditional games in the sociocultural and historical context of RS, held in cities with significant traces of German and Italian cultures. For the collection of information, we used forms and semi-structured interviews. We can say that there is both a diversity of games being experienced, and local associations and the central bars of this experience, the game is extinct or endangered, today presented as a spectacle. Traditional games in RS revive the heritage of the past in an accelerated process of change, but for the present generation, even with social change, it is true that represent an indisputable historical range.