Imigrantes africanos em um conjunto de favelas no Rio de Janeiro: redes sociais, disputas trabalho informal e ilegalismo

Abstract

The angolans immigrants in Maré were identified for the State as bandits or potential bandits. This identification produced the category called angolans., that is a stigmatizing, discrediting and criminalizing category. The trajectories of African immigrations occupation, walk on informal work, precarious, illegal and unlawful activities. The illegalisms and the trade of political goods were and are activated in order to operate illegal and informal practices. The african immigrants are inserted in not hegemonic popular globalization and mobilize the transport, the distribution of several products by informal and illegal ways. The elaboration of the category, the category angolas. The category which was generated for the african immigrants in interaction with local residents, a positive and brave category. The angolan community is managed by insides and outsides forces. Leaders dispute the status of angolans’ chiefs and in this dispute are raising manipulations, gossips, ethnics lines and social networks. Xumane is a singular interlocutor and has a critical and radical speech against brazilian racism and make harsh criticism to the political system of his home country.