The text addresses two central themes in the literature on ethnic racial relations and urban space: on the one hand, black territories and territorialities and, on the other hand, racial segregation in the city of São Paulo, covering the historical and social context of 20th century and the present moment. Throughout the text, among the observations, I analyze the hierarchy of inequalities of social class, gender, ethnicity, race and territory through the literature of the area and socioeconomic data, referring to the IBGE Demographic Census, 1991, 2000 and 2010. Final considerations, I problematize a question that concerns Brazilian cities: Has racial segregation in the city of São Paulo been maintained or advanced?