This research has the intention to examine, from the example of the daily web lived in the microcosm of elementary schools, how the construction of some representations contribute to the banalization of space in Itaboraí - RJ. Departing from the fact that the tragedy produced by the banalization of space in this city predates the arrival of the Petrochemical Complex of the State of Rio de Janeiro - COMPERJ, the research sought to understand, based on an abstract and inexorable model, given that it transforms itself every moment in the space-time dimension, how the mechanisms of perpetuation of this system ensure the maintenance of power to certain groups historically privileged. In this political gear, the historical and cultural accumulation aspects of the Brazilian society represented by patrimonialism, when added to the consequences of the capitalist mode of production, are the fundamental mechanisms for the production of the banalization of space, and its consequent degradation of life. The research was also supported by the representations theory of philosopher Henri Lefebvre which helped understand how the discourses and practices, from the look of the microcosm of elementary schools of the city, at the same time reinforce and challenge this gear. Therefore, the analysis of discourse was the most important element to understand the gear s daily mechanisms, not only found not only in the city of Itaboraí, but also in other cities of Brazil.