The Isle of selective magic: african traditional religions and religious intolerance in Florianópolis

In this article, I will present some challenges that African traditional religious communities face, regarding the rights of enjoying public space, from a historical perspective. These reflections start from the analysis of an act of religious intolerance that took place in September 2019 in the city of Florianópolis – SC. We observed the way which the production of these spaces, as well as their maintenance, show the conflicts motivated by acts of discrimination towards the symbols, monuments, the presence of subjects, and religious manifestations located in public space.