THE CONSTRUCTION AND ERASURE OF BLACK TERRITORIES
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Pointing out the processes of construction and erasure of black territories from the disputes existing in Downtown Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina, was the guiding thread for the writing of this article. Understanding that black territories are spatial expressions that geograph racial relations, I present the logic of occupation and organization of the black population in the municipality. In addition to pointing out the constant effort to whiten the neighborhood based on its spatial ordering and control of the bodies-territories, there is also the resistance of the black population, organized or not, in the occupation of its territory and defense of its symbolic markers, such as the Antonieta de Barros School. I emphasize the role of Geography in legitimizing ongoing territorial de-racialization and the need to retake race as an analytical category in the hegemonic discourse of Brazilian Geography.
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