A visibilidade indígena por meio da venda de artesanato

A experiência dos Mbya Guarani do litoral da Costa Verde

Abstract

This article seeks to portray the importance of handicrafts in the life of the Guarani Mbya living in the southern region of Rio de Janeiro - "Costa Verde" from a cultural, economic and social perspective, considering the intra-village context and the relationship with the surrounding society. In the 1970s the Costa Verde region underwent an intense process of socio-spatial reorganization motivated by numerous development (and tourism) projects financed or sanctioned by the Brazilian State, which stimulated a strong tourism-real estate speculation in the region and caused impacts on the lives of the population. The article intends to show the importance of handicrafts produced by the Guarani Mbya as a cultural manifestation, a form of resistance and a resource for the subsistence of this indigenous people who live on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro, especially in the city of Paraty. To formulate and discuss the argument I make use of my ethnographic experience with the aforementioned partiality and the ethnographic data/analysis carried out by other authors.