%0 Journal Article
%T Networks and territorialities: an ethnographic approach to the so-called cracolandia ["crackland"] in S£¿o Paulo
%A Fr¨²goli Jr
%A Heitor
%A Spaggiari
%A Enrico
%J Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
%D 2011
%I Associa??o Brasileira de Antropologia
%R 10.1590/S1809-43412011000200027
%X the aim of this paper is to present a more systematic investigation of what is commonly called crackland (cracolandia), going beyond the stigmatized representations of the luz neighborhood and the center of s£¿o paulo shown especially by the press and television. the use of crack cocaine is currently becoming a theme of increasing concern in brazil, with repeated news about the ¡°proliferation of cracklands¡± in various cities, and what each of these means must be understood. exploring networks of relationships and connections from an ethnographic perspective, we will work with the idea of crackland as a type of itinerant territoriality within a multifaceted context, and marked by multiple situational variations. this ethnographic reconstitution is mainly based on our interactions with ¡°¨¦ de lei¡±, an ngo that works with harm reduction for users of crack cocaine in the region in question. the actions of ¨¦ de lei take place within a field of mediation which also involves actions of agents linked to public authorities, to other ngos and to churches, as well as policemen, private security guards, shopkeepers, residents and passers-by. one of the challenges consists of understanding and explaining this territoriality in view of the recent political changes in the context researched, characterized by the presence of ¡°noias¡± (a word derived from the term paranoia), a relational category used to refer to crack cocaine users.
%K the luz district
%K territoriality
%K crack.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1809-43412011000200027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en