(In)visible outskirts: the live- territory of Brasilândia from the perspective of young residents

Abstract

This paper discusses a historical perspective of the territory of Brasilândia from the narratives of its youngsters. It intended to reflect the ways of existence of this young people constructed from territories, especially those that are forged by the invention of cultural practices in the ghettos. Through ethnographic forays into the territory, were used fragments of stories of the life of two youngsters from the north zone of the city of São Paulo engaged in cultural actions - of marginal literature soiree and audiovisual production. The juvenile narratives point out how the periphery constituted itself at the edge of the center of the city and has been configured as a living territory, and contributed to the construction of the existential territories of these young people. This spatial distribution is the brand that operates a certain youthful positioning, as if the young stigma, black and poor that place the emblem, the pride of being the periphery.