As territorialidades do Marabaixo nos bairros Laguinho e Santa Rita em Macapá-AP

Abstract

This dissertation aims to understand the formation and territorial transformations of black culture neighborhoods in Macapá-AP through a cultural perspective, focusing on the neighborhood of Laguinho and Favela, based on the trajectory of Marabaixo – a cultural manifestation of the black communities in Amapá, which occurs through religious celebrations, parties, dances, and songs (called “ladrões”). These neighborhoods were formed since the creation of the Federal Territory of Amapá, when black populations were expelled from the city center. Thus, Marabaixo, which used to take place around the Fortress of São José of Macapá, was divided between the two mentioned locations. The study addresses this trajectory of Marabaixo and aims to understand how this process was perceived by this community, using as documentary source the set of Marabaixo songs, from the “bottom-up” perspective.