A interseccionalidade e vivência

This article proposes an analytical intersection between black feminism formulated by Lélia Gonzalez and the experience of Carolina Maria de Jesus, with the aim of highlighting the practical application of central concepts of Gonzalez's theory in the social field based on Carolina's experience. It adopts a comparative analysis methodology, articulating, on the one hand, the notion of Americanness and legislative predictions as theoretical-methodological devices; on the other, Carolina's empirical report, her language and the material conditions that surrounded her, to illustrate how such categories illuminate the construction of fundamental rights, especially in the field of education and emancipation. The results indicate that Carolina's experience functions as a case study of the critical effectiveness of Gonzalez's theory, by demonstrating the need for a legal approach that incorporates black epistemologies, race, gender and class as interconnected dimensions of structural violence. The analysis also reveals that promoting historically silenced voices strengthens the legitimization of rights claims that transcend the formal content of the law, expanding the radius of state protection to contexts of extreme poverty and racial exclusion. It is concluded that there is an urgency to incorporate these perspectives into Brazilian law to enforce the rights of black women, especially in the context of social, cultural and economic protection, in the face of vulnerability scenarios.