Black Presence in the Getúlio Vargas Neighborhood, in Rio Grande/RS, from 1930 to 2020: appropriation of an urban space

Abstract

The proposition of this article is linked to a larger study in which we propose to understand the survival strategies that the Black population has been developing to seek integration into society and appropriation of urban space. The place taken as a field of understanding is Bairro Getúlio Vargas (BGV), located in the urban area of the city of Rio Grande, in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), between 1930 and 2020. The neighborhood in question, located between the historic center of the city of Rio Grande and Porto Novo, is known as the most popular neighborhood in Rio Grande, is considered the birthplace of carnival in the municipality, has a strong presence of houses of religion of African origin, is an exponent of rap and hip hop in the city and a working class neighborhood. The text is permeated with intertwined themes between racism, black invisibility, socio-spatial segregation and black presence in urban space, intending to contribute to the understanding of the reality of the presence of the Black population in urban space.