Between locusts and fireflies: narrative power in the creation of political imaginary in the Praia da Estação

Abstract

With this article we intend to create a montage of narratives in situations experienced during the Praia da Estação (Station Beach) insurgence, which started in 2010, in the city of Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We started from the questioning and problematzation of overcoming the contention of the political imaginary (RIBEIRO, 2011) in relation to the results achieved by the movements of political resistance, such as Praia da Estação. It is our intention to tighten the production processes, attempting to expose details and connections to other imaginaries, through the events of three imagetic narratives: the first big event, the first anniversary of the experience with the arrival of the sea in the square, and washing of steps of the City Hall during the Praia da Estação carnival block.

Keywords:
Belo Horizonte; Praia da Estação; public space; narrative; political imagination; urban experience