“AFOXÉ AXÉ OMO ODÉ”: THE “CANDOMBLÉ STREET” IN GOIÂNIA

• Autor(a) principal: Ratts, Alex
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Teixeira, José Paulo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: GeoTextos (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/geotextos/article/view/9268
• topic: Afoxé; Candomblé; Carnaval; Afoxé; Candomblé; Carnival

In this article we present the afoxé as cultural expression and spatial, the relations between the terreiro (Afro-Brazilian temple) and the city, and, finally, the link between some black cultures. This communication is the result of two complementary researches: one that focuses on the relationship between candomblé and public space, which in turn is part of the research project “Black trajectories and territorialities “. The afoxés are carnival groups, linked to Afro-Brazilian religions, particularly the candomblé, and exist throughout the national territory, with a concentration in the States of Bahia and Pernambuco. The Afoxé Axé Omo Odé, da cidade de Goiânia, State of Goiás, created in 1990 and reconstituted in 2008 seems to be related to a process of affirmation of these religions and other cultures black as capoeira and congada. In their routes the afoxé becomes a mobile territory and contributes to establish and consolidate “geo-symbols” in the city.