Redes e trajetórias transatlânticas de estudantes africanos e africanas na Unilab

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the networks, the relationships of affection, conflict, friendship and kinship that are established among African students at the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (Unilab), Malês campus, in Brazil. In particular, the research focuses on the students who, from 2014 onwards, came to study at the Malês campus in Bahia and how they build their relationships as students in Brazilian territory. These students come from the Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and the Portuguese-speaking Community (CPLP), Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. To carry out this work, informal conversations were held with students of African origin from Unilab, considering their transits and experiences in Brazilian territory. In this sense, it was possible to observe that there are transatlantic relations and networks, which connect different countries and societies. But also, differences and conflicts exist between these students, coming from Africa, especially with brazilian students and franciscan residents.