Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela: Urban Violence

Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela: Urban Violence and Daily Life

The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban violence.Â Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian FavelaÂ examines how inequality, racism, drug trafficking, police brutality, and gang activities affect the daily lives of the people of Caxambu. Â Some Brazilians see these communities, known asÂ favelas, as centers of drug trafficking that exist beyond the control of the state and threaten the rest of the city. For other Brazilians, favelas are symbols of economic inequality and racial exclusion. Ben Penglaseâ€™s ethnography goes beyond these perspectives to look at how the people of Caxambu themselves experience violence.Â

Although the favela is often seen as a war zone, the residents are linked to each other through bonds of kinship and friendship. In addition, residents often take pride in homes and public spaces that they have built and used over generations. Penglase notes that despite poverty, their lives are not completely defined by illegal violence or deprivation. He argues that urban violence and a larger context of inequality create a social world that is deeply contradictory and ambivalent. The unpredictability and instability of daily experiences result in disagreements and tensions, but the residents also experience their neighborhood as a place of social intimacy. As a result, the social world of the neighborhood is both a place of danger and safety. Â
Country USA
Brand Rutgers University Press
Manufacturer Rutgers University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
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EANs 9780813565439
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Rutgers University Press
Manufacturer	Rutgers University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780813565439
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela: Urban Violence and Daily Life

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