Abstract:
Through the preservation of material culture produced by black subjects in the universe of samba and carnival, the article broaches the course of Tia Dodô from Portela samba school and the way it reflects in regimes of visibility, leading roles and emancipation processes developed in society by black women in the dimensions of politics, culture and the room of memory in countries ruled by colonial reminiscences, as it is the case of Brazil. Tia Dodô fixed her important role in the social history of women throughout the samba and was responsible for another intervention in this world when she transformed her house, located in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, into a museum of carnival. She brought up to date the political practice by bringing visibility to the work of black women in the borders of social hierarchy. This place created by her was a radical opening for resistance and possibilities, since the creation of museum sites elaborated by black women moves toward the empowerment of multiple histories in the common share.
Keywords:
Carnival; Memory; Museum