Mónica Franch

Spaces of the street: Socio-spatial mobility and exclusion of youth in Recife

Abstract The ‘street’ and ‘youth’ have long been issues of social concern and the subject of research both in Brazil and elsewhere. The perception and experiences of youth in relation to the street, however, and the corresponding gender and class relations which permeate these, remain an under-researched topic. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in low- and middle-income neighbourhoods in Recife, this paper shows how the street consists of different spaces and how the youth experience corresponding layers of socio-spatial exclusions and inclusions which vary over time.

Juventudes coloridas: sociabilidade, consumo e subjetividade entre jovens LGBT em João Pessoa.

Este artigo busca refletir sobre as dinâmicas de sociabilidade juvenil do segmento conhecido como ‘LGBT’ no municipio de Joao Pessoa (Paraiba). A partir da descricao contrastiva de dois “pedacos” de lazer juvenil da cidade: o Emporio Cafe e o Carboni/On the Rocks, o trabalho discute possibilidades de identificacao que se aproximam e afastam das categorias mobilizadas pelos movimentos sociais.