Territórios juvenis negros: sentidos das experiências em um baile funk no Aglomerado da Serra/BH

Abstract

The article presents reflections on the relations between youth and territories, based on an ethnography conducted at a funk party in Aglomerado da Serra, the largest favela in Belo Horizonte/MG. The funk parties can be understood as an expression of youth cultures, performed especially by black and poor young people. Thus, the article analyzes the plurality of youth experiences in the territory of the party and the ethnic-racial, gender, and sexuality relations in this dynamic of youth sociability. Therefore, concepts such as territory and territorialities, from the point of view of geographic science are relevant analytical categories. Some streets, alleys and squares are important territories to understand the spatiality of the party. The research revealed the importance of funk parties as a youth experience and a possibility of leisure for black and underprivileged young people.