From “Postcard” to “Risk Area”: The (Re)Production of Copacabana amidst New Disputes and Territorialities

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/dilemas.v14n2.33453

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Copacabana, urban violence, public policies, urban enemies, middle classes

Abstract

This paper discusses the (re)production of Copacabana, recognized in Rio de Janeiro’s imaginary as the “postcard” of the city, in a context of urban violence and informality capable of updating disputes over Rio’s territories and borders. From the analysis of meetings of the Community Security Council of Copacabana and Leme (CCSCL) and the discourses and representations of the middle classes living in this neighborhood regarding the current urban conflict, it is possible to see that Copacabana’s terms of distinction are called into question under different security concepts and new ways of making policies pervaded by the fear of favelization.

Author Biography

Clara Polycarpo, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS), do Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos (Iesp), da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Uerj, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil). Tem mestrado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF, Niterói, Brasil) e graduação em ciências sociais pela mesma universidade. É pesquisadora do Grupo Casa (Iesp/Uerj) e do projeto Dicionário de Favelas Marielle Franco (ICICT-Fiocruz).

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Published

2021-05-03

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021): MAI/JUN/JUL/AGO

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