Collectors of survival: the “living material” in the scene of garbage

<em>The purpose of the article is to discuss the identity of the garbage collector in the present time, and analyze what led this person to engage in such activity. Thus, we carried out an essentially qualitative methodology (based on field observations and interviews with 10 collectors) that...

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Main Author: Carlos Antonio de Souza Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2010-05-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/19