South Atlantic Dialogue in the Favela: Angolan Immigration Narrated by a Brazilian Theatre Company

• Published in: Lusotopie
• Main Author: Quirion, Nicolas
• Other Authors: Unite de recherche migrations et sociétés (URMIS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR205-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: Angola; Brazil; migration; favela; South Atlantic; Brésil; Atlantique sud; Brasil; migração; Atlântico Sul; [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-03336161; https://hal.science/hal-03336161/document; https://hal.science/hal-03336161/file/Dialogue_sud-Atlantique_dans%20la%20favela_Nicolas-Quirion_Lusotopie_2020.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1163/17683084-12341761

International audience This study seeks to examine relations between Brazilian inhabitants of favelas and Angolan immigrants in the Maré district of Rio de Janeiro through the performance of a theatrical creation, Hoje não saio daqui. Some of the questions raised in the play relate to ethnographic data from fieldwork to explore the nature of relations between Angola and Brazil, two Portuguese-speaking countries connected by the South Atlantic Ocean. Par l’observation d’une création théâtrale, Hoje não saio daqui , le présent travail cherche à examiner les relations entre habitants brésiliens des favelas et immigrés angolais au sein du quartier de Maré, à Rio de Janeiro. Certaines questions soulevées par le spectacle sont complétées par des données ethnographiques collectées sur le terrain, afin de proposer une réflexion ayant trait aux relations entre l’Angola et le Brésil, deux pays de langue portugaise liés par l’Atlantique Sud. Pela observação de uma criação teatral (“Hoje não saio daqui”), o presente trabalho procura indagar as relações entre moradores brasileiros das favelas e imigrantes angolanos no bairro de Maré, no Rio de Janeiro. Algumas questões levantadas pelo espetáculo são confrontadas com dados etnográficos coletados no campo, isso a fim de propor uma reflexão sobre as relações entre Angola e Brasil, dois países de língua portuguesa ligados pelo Atlântico Sul.