The Favelas of Rio de Janeiro: A study of socio-spatial segregation and racial discrimination

Race relations in Brazil are characterized by the coexistence of miscegenation (interracial social contact) and racial discrimination. This paper examines to what extent Brazilian race relations are expressed in the urban space, how they inflect its physical configuration and influence the social pr...

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Main Author: OLAVARRIA BERENGUER, Leticia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Zaragoza 2014-05-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo
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Online Access:http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/87/48