THE RACIAL DIMENSION OF INEQUALITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC SEGREGATION IN BRASÍLIA: THE RACIAL DIMENSION OF INEQUALITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC SEGREGATION IN BRASÍLIA
Brasília was envisioned as a city that would offer the same urban qualities to everyone, regardless of social class. This egalitarian vision was based on the idea that inequality and socio-spatial segregation were essentially socio-economic issues. However, more than 60 years after its inauguration,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Desenvolvimento Social (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.periodicos.unimontes.br:article/8691 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/rds/article/view/8691 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Brasília. Arquitetura e raça Segregação socioespacial Segregação racial |
| Sumario: | Brasília was envisioned as a city that would offer the same urban qualities to everyone, regardless of social class. This egalitarian vision was based on the idea that inequality and socio-spatial segregation were essentially socio-economic issues. However, more than 60 years after its inauguration, Brasília has become a symbol of inequality, particularly marked by the exclusion of the poorer and Black populations. Despite demographic data, the racial dimension has often been overlooked in studies on this topic. This article investigates the racial dimension of socio-economic segregation in Brasília. It begins with a literature review on the relationship between architecture and race, drawing on studies from countries marked by structural racism, such as the United States and South Africa, where architecture was used as a tool for racial segregation. Next, it discusses how these experiences influenced the ideology of "racial democracy" in Brazil, widely promoted in the 1950s, which shaped both society and architecture. Finally, the text analyzes the construction of Brasília, revealing how early design decisions, intended to promote diversity, inadvertently created mechanisms of segregation. The analysis explores the correlation between socio-spatial segregation, racial dynamics, and the city's architecture, using demographic, economic, and social data. |
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