De tensões e receptividades:

as relações interétnicas entre indígenas e não indígenas em um bairro popular de Tocantinópolis – TO

Abstract

This research results to one study about relations between natives people Apinajé and dwellers neighborhood Antônio Pereira in Tocantinópolis-TO city. The investigations focus was the sociability processes observation inside the city, in this case, the Antonio Pereira neighborhood, which is stigmatized because of the moral and class representations on its dwellers and the native people, Apinajé, are stigmatized about their belonging ethnic. Therefore, the fact observed is constantly native circulation in this city space and their consequences. In this neighborhood, were chose strategic places to do this research, like commercials places and streets with more native people circulation. The methodology used is a participant observation and interviews. The results allowed to us develop one analysis of the dynamics of interaction among two stigmatized groups inside Tocantinopolis city.