Os jovens da favela. Reflexões sobre controle e contenção sócio-espacial dos párias urbanos no Rio de Janeiro

This article outlines a reflection on analytic tools which can contribute in studies about urban segregation and socio-spatial stigmatisation. The urban space production in Rio de Janeiro and the social representation of Favelas is utilized as an empiric reference for a theoretical discussion, in wh...

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Main Author: Fernando Lannes-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México 2012-01-01
Series:Convergencia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10521880007
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Summary:This article outlines a reflection on analytic tools which can contribute in studies about urban segregation and socio-spatial stigmatisation. The urban space production in Rio de Janeiro and the social representation of Favelas is utilized as an empiric reference for a theoretical discussion, in which two analytical notions are introduced: the ¿socio-spatial control and enclosure¿ and the ¿space of embarrassment¿.
ISSN:1405-1435
2448-5799