Based on ethnographic research conducted in a favela in Belo Horizonte, this paper proposes a reflection on the meanings attributed by the urban poor to the myriad of institutions and organizations with which they interact in their daily lives. It is argued that, from the point of view of favela residents, more important than the division between state and extra-state initiatives, is the division of local institutions between two native categories: the projects (taken as undifferentiated means of simply obtaining resources) and the initiatives that make a difference (those that turn into income generation and/or symbolic valorization of the "favela" identity). It concludes that in order to think of public policies that promote access to cit...
In recent years, movements for housing have gained prominence with the realization and multiplicatio...
Place-based effects on health have been well-documented; however, narrow constructions of place, nei...
This article questions symbolic struggles woven around the re-semantizations of poverty, focusing on...
This paper presents some reflections and propositions about the contemporary social movements, espec...
The word favela, historically, has been used in multiple uses. We believe that there is a sociocultu...
In the Brazilian political history, the power of the State was always associated to the classes that...
A atual crise socioambiental das cidades brasileiras inclui dois fatores historicamente negligenciad...
This paper presents the results of a research on the spatial practices of the inhabitants of favelas...
Este artículo se propone, en primer lugar, problematizar las herramientas conceptuales utilizadas pr...
Vamos falar sobre uma favela chamada Favela do Aço. Localizada na periferiada cidade do Rio de Janei...
Tomando as favelas do Rio de Janeiro como campo privilegiado de análise, esta dissertação busca traz...
This work discusses informality in the urban environment in respect to the informal property market ...
To this work, it is worth analyzing, investigating and commenting on the reality of the favela "Uniã...
This article analyzes the political practices of the residents of the favelas of Río de Janeiro thro...
Esta Tese tem como objeto de análise a política habitacional voltada para a população de baixa renda...
In recent years, movements for housing have gained prominence with the realization and multiplicatio...
Place-based effects on health have been well-documented; however, narrow constructions of place, nei...
This article questions symbolic struggles woven around the re-semantizations of poverty, focusing on...
This paper presents some reflections and propositions about the contemporary social movements, espec...
The word favela, historically, has been used in multiple uses. We believe that there is a sociocultu...
In the Brazilian political history, the power of the State was always associated to the classes that...
A atual crise socioambiental das cidades brasileiras inclui dois fatores historicamente negligenciad...
This paper presents the results of a research on the spatial practices of the inhabitants of favelas...
Este artículo se propone, en primer lugar, problematizar las herramientas conceptuales utilizadas pr...
Vamos falar sobre uma favela chamada Favela do Aço. Localizada na periferiada cidade do Rio de Janei...
Tomando as favelas do Rio de Janeiro como campo privilegiado de análise, esta dissertação busca traz...
This work discusses informality in the urban environment in respect to the informal property market ...
To this work, it is worth analyzing, investigating and commenting on the reality of the favela "Uniã...
This article analyzes the political practices of the residents of the favelas of Río de Janeiro thro...
Esta Tese tem como objeto de análise a política habitacional voltada para a população de baixa renda...
In recent years, movements for housing have gained prominence with the realization and multiplicatio...
Place-based effects on health have been well-documented; however, narrow constructions of place, nei...
This article questions symbolic struggles woven around the re-semantizations of poverty, focusing on...