CITY AND POLITICS: DISPUTES OF NARRATIVES AT RIO'S STREET CARNIVAL

Abstract

Carnival is built through disputes, acting as a space for political claims. Recently, Rio de Janeiro's street carnival strengthens their political struggles, mainly through the discussion of the right to culture and the city. This article seeks to comprehend, by means of ethnographic research, interviews, bibliographic review and study of media reports, the political and symbolic positions of social actors in relation to the party and the city. The appropriations and resignations of such subjects around the uses of town will be analyzed. The present work will seek to understand, therefore, what are the narratives undertaken by these carnival blocks, which transform the street carnival into a significant space of political struggle. Thus, the vision of carnival as a popular festival becomes more complex. Through playfulness, this cultural manifestation creates a current and intersectional political agenda, articulating the rights to the city, to carnival and to culture.