Passeio

Migrant Women Press | Platform

Abstract: “Migrant Women Press is an independent media outlet led by migrant women, created to connect women from diverse backgrounds as they navigate life in […]

Migrant Women Press

2020 - Atualmente

CONFINARIA – Ethnographies in Times of Pandemic | Project

Abstract: “CONFINARIA – Ethnographies in Times of Pandemic is a science communication initiative by CRIA, consisting of a collective blog where reflections and experiences from […]

CRIA

2020 - 2022

Circonteúdo – Portal da Diversidade Circense [Circontent – Circus Diversity Portal] | Platform

Circonteúdo – Portal da Diversidade Circense [Circontent – Circus Diversity Portal] is a specialized virtual platform dedicated to circus arts in Brazil and Latin America. […]

Circonteúdo

2002 - Atualmente

“From maloca to maloca: the making family and making politics in the streets of São Bernardo do Campo (2024)” by Leandro Carneiro de Souza | Masters Thesis

Abstract: “This dissertation analyzes the relationships and practices within the everyday context of the street population in São Bernardo do Campo. The text demonstrates how […]

Leandro Carneiro de Souza

Prof. Dr. José Guilherme Cantor Magnani

2024

“Ethnographic stories in the midnight: the esthetic universe of the gothic people in the city of São Paulo (2006)” by Wilma Regina Alves da Silva | Masters Thesis

Abstract: “The metropolis youth nowadays has showed itself as one of the main unknown members for those who live in the cities. Though enchanting us, […]

Wilma Regina Alves da Silva

Prof. Dr. Márcia Regina da Costa

2006

“Signal to Noise: Music and the Eclipse of Modernism (2013)” by Matthew Friedman | PhD Thesis

Abstract: “There was danger in the modern American soundscape; the danger of interruption and disorder. The rhetoric of postwar aural culture was preoccupied with containing […]

Matthew Friedman

Prof. Dr. T.J. Jackson Lears

2013

“Get Crunk! The Performative Resistance of Atlanta Hip-Hop Party Music (2018)” by Kevin C. Holt | PhD Thesis

Abstract: “This dissertation offers an aesthetic and historical overview of crunk, a hip- hop subgenre that took form in Atlanta, Georgia during the late 1990s. […]

Kevin C. Holt

Prof. Dr. Kevin Fellezs

2018

“Para além da Metrópole: dádiva e aliança entre os adeptos do Black metal (2014)” [Beyond the Metropolis: grace and alliance among black metal fans] by Lucas Lopes de Moraes | Article

Abstract: “This article seeks to elucidate a circuit of favors exchange between the fans of the musical style black metal, that allowing events to be […]

Lucas Lopes de Moraes

Ponto Urbe

2014

“Antonio and the identitary Variations of Portuguese contemporary culture (2017)” by Paula Guerra | Article

Abstract: “This article is focused on the preliminary analysis of a set of music lyrics by António Variações [Anthony Variations] (1983a, 1983b, 1984), which we […]

Paula Guerra

Unisinos

2017

“Peripherical Voices: Expansion, Immersion and Dialogue in the Racionais MC’s Work (2013)” by Leandro Silva de Oliveira, Marcelo Segreto & Nara Lya Cabral | Article

Abstract: “This paper presents a reflection on the work of the rap group from São Paulo Racionais MC’s, highlighting points of dialogue between his last […]

Leandro Silva de Oliveira, Marcelo Segreto & Nara Lya Cabral

Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros

2013

“Artists and creative city policy: Resistance, the mundane and engagement in Stockholm, Sweden (2017)” by Thomas Borén & Craig Young | Article

Abstract: “Much of the literature around notions of the ’creative class’ and the ‘creative city’ has placed artists as a central, typical creative group. However, […]

Thomas Borén & Craig Young

ScienceDirect

2017

“O Sítio das Drogas: Etnografia das Drogas numa Periferia Urbana (2021)” [The Place of Drugs: Ethnography of Drugs in an Urban Periphery] by Luís Fernandes | Book

Synopsis: “There are social worlds which, due to the secrecy of their practices, are simultaneously the target of great fascination and attention and of great […]

Luís Fernandes

Etnográfica Press

2021

“Onde a Festa (quase) Nunca Acabava: A História (inesquecível) do Espaço Retrô (2024)” [Where the Party (Almost) Never Ended: The (Unforgettable) History of Espaço Retrô] by Humberto Finatti | Book

Synopsis: “São Paulo’s alternative scene relives its memories with the launch of ‘ONDE A FESTA (QUASE) NUNCA ACABA: A HISTÓRIA (INESQUECÍVEL) DO ESPAÇO RETRÔ [WHERE […]

Humberto Finatti

Terreno Estranho

2024

“Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story (2022)” by Joe Coscarelli | Book

Synopsis: “A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap—a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York […]

Joe Coscarelli

Simon & Schuster

2022

“Child of the dark: the diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (1962)” by Carolina Maria de Jesus | Book

Synopsis: “The daily life of the favela has already been told by various authors in different ways. In this book, the perspective is different: it […]

Carolina Maria de Jesus

Editora Ática

1960

“Bespoke: an ethnography of tailoring practice (2018)” by Valéria Oliveira Santos | PhD Thesis

Abstract: “Based on ethnographic research data from Curitiba’s tailors, this work explores the skills and techniques associated with the tailoring process, with the goal of […]

Valéria Oliveira Santos

José Guilherme Cantor Magnani

2018

“Forró and Rap Guarani: partnerships and knowledge in the flow of parties (2018)” by Klaus Wernet | PhD Thesis

Abstract: “Based on fieldwork, especially with the bands of rap and forró formed by indigenous Guarani, the research investment was to understand the networks of […]

Klaus Wernet

Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji

2018

Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (LISA-USP) | Platform

Resumo: “Abstract: “Since 1991, the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (LISA-USP) has been an important center for […]

Laboratório de Imagem e Som em Antropologia da Universidade de São Paulo (LISA-USP)

2016 - Atualmente

Conversas Urbanas [Urban Talks] | Podcast

The Urban Conversations podcast was a PÚBLICO podcast that ran from 2021 to 2022 and discussed topics such as “planning, digital transition, mobility, urban art, […]

PÚBLICO

2021 - 2022

“You can’t sit with us: How locals and tourists compete for amenities in Paris (2025)” by Vladimir Avetian & Stefan Pauly | Article

Abstract: “Tourism in cities fosters social interactions between people from distant cultures within limited space. But how does the influx of tourists affect locals’ satisfaction […]

Vladimir Avetian & Stefan Pauly

Elsevier

2025

“Casas de Fado de Lisboa: Entre Autenticidade e Turistificação (2021)” [ Fado Houses of Lisbon: Between Authenticity and Touristification] by Henriques et al. | Article

Abstract: “Gastronomy has been valued as an intangible heritage that contributes to the valorization of tourist destinations. Experiencing gastronomy with other intangible heritages, such as […]

Cláudia Helena Henriques; João Albino Silva; Miriam de Oliveira Santos

Rosa dos Ventos

2021

“Amnesiopolis: Modernity, Space, and Memory in East Germany (2016)” by Eli Rubin | Book

Abstract: “This book explores the construction of Marzahn, the largest prefabricated housing project in East Germany, built on the outskirts of East Berlin in the […]

Eli Rubin

Oxford Academic

2016

“Alternative Tourism In Budapest Class, Culture, And Identity In A Postsocialist City (2017)” by Susan E. Hill | Book

Synopsis: “Alternative Tourism in Budapest: Class, Culture, and Identity in a Postsocialist City analyzes the particular imaginaries of Hungarian culture that are produced and circulated […]

Susan E. Hill

Bloomsbury

2017

Delicate Balance (2016) by Guillermo Galoe | Documentary

Synopsis: “A Japanese executive in Tokyo. A sub-Saharan community. A family in Madrid. Three stories of contradictions that unfold in different places on the planet, […]

Guillermo Galoe

2016

American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 (2006) by Paul Rachman | Documentary

Synopsis: “American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980–1986 is a documentary directed and produced by Paul Rachman and written by Steven Blush. It […]

Paul Rachman

Sony Pictures Classic

2006

“Outras Revoluções, cinema (2025)” [Other Revolutions, cinema] by Edmundo Cordeiro (org.) | Book

Abstract: “There is a dimension of public celebration in every revolution. As Rousseau wrote, it is a time when “the spectators are the spectacle, when […]

Edmundo Cordeiro

2025

“‘Hipsterization’ in central São Paulo: consumption, work and city-making (2019)” by Mauricio Fernandes de Alcântara | PhD Thesis

Abstract: “This work is about the recent establishment of a “hipster scene” in Vila Buarque neighborhood, in the central area of São Paulo. This phenomenon, […]

Mauricio Fernandes de Alcântara

Dr. Heitor Frúgoli Junior

2019

“What I Do When I Dance: Foregrounding Female Agency in the Dance Culture in Nigeria (2021)” by Oladoyin Olubukola Abiona | Masters Thesis

Abstract: “Scholarship on female representations in hip hop has been predominantly premised on the sexualization of the female body. By focusing mainly on this singular […]

Oladoyin Olubukola Abiona

Dr. Angela Nelson

2021

Space Transcribers | Platform

Space Transcribers is a curatorial and research network in critical spatial practices, responsible for the conception of the Forma da Vizinhança [Neighborhood Shape] festival, as […]

Space Transcribers

2015 - Atualmente

The Urban Collective | Platform

The Urban Collective YouTube channel is dedicated to urban exploration and capturing the aesthetics of human and artistic action in abandoned spaces, especially in the […]

The Urban Collective

2018 - Atualmente

Mediateca

Sources of information and research

Migrant Women Press | Platform

CONFINARIA – Ethnographies in Times of Pandemic | Project

Circonteúdo – Portal da Diversidade Circense [Circontent – Circus Diversity Portal] | Platform

“From maloca to maloca: the making family and making politics in the streets of São Bernardo do Campo (2024)” by Leandro Carneiro de Souza | Masters Thesis

“Ethnographic stories in the midnight: the esthetic universe of the gothic people in the city of São Paulo (2006)” by Wilma Regina Alves da Silva | Masters Thesis

“Signal to Noise: Music and the Eclipse of Modernism (2013)” by Matthew Friedman | PhD Thesis

“Get Crunk! The Performative Resistance of Atlanta Hip-Hop Party Music (2018)” by Kevin C. Holt | PhD Thesis

“Para além da Metrópole: dádiva e aliança entre os adeptos do Black metal (2014)” [Beyond the Metropolis: grace and alliance among black metal fans] by Lucas Lopes de Moraes | Article

“Antonio and the identitary Variations of Portuguese contemporary culture (2017)” by Paula Guerra | Article

“Peripherical Voices: Expansion, Immersion and Dialogue in the Racionais MC’s Work (2013)” by Leandro Silva de Oliveira, Marcelo Segreto & Nara Lya Cabral | Article

“Artists and creative city policy: Resistance, the mundane and engagement in Stockholm, Sweden (2017)” by Thomas Borén & Craig Young | Article

“O Sítio das Drogas: Etnografia das Drogas numa Periferia Urbana (2021)” [The Place of Drugs: Ethnography of Drugs in an Urban Periphery] by Luís Fernandes | Book

“Onde a Festa (quase) Nunca Acabava: A História (inesquecível) do Espaço Retrô (2024)” [Where the Party (Almost) Never Ended: The (Unforgettable) History of Espaço Retrô] by Humberto Finatti | Book

“Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story (2022)” by Joe Coscarelli | Book

“Child of the dark: the diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (1962)” by Carolina Maria de Jesus | Book

“Bespoke: an ethnography of tailoring practice (2018)” by Valéria Oliveira Santos | PhD Thesis

“Forró and Rap Guarani: partnerships and knowledge in the flow of parties (2018)” by Klaus Wernet | PhD Thesis

Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (LISA-USP) | Platform

Conversas Urbanas [Urban Talks] | Podcast

“You can’t sit with us: How locals and tourists compete for amenities in Paris (2025)” by Vladimir Avetian & Stefan Pauly | Article

“Casas de Fado de Lisboa: Entre Autenticidade e Turistificação (2021)” [ Fado Houses of Lisbon: Between Authenticity and Touristification] by Henriques et al. | Article

“Amnesiopolis: Modernity, Space, and Memory in East Germany (2016)” by Eli Rubin | Book

“Alternative Tourism In Budapest Class, Culture, And Identity In A Postsocialist City (2017)” by Susan E. Hill | Book

Delicate Balance (2016) by Guillermo Galoe | Documentary

American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 (2006) by Paul Rachman | Documentary

“Outras Revoluções, cinema (2025)” [Other Revolutions, cinema] by Edmundo Cordeiro (org.) | Book

“‘Hipsterization’ in central São Paulo: consumption, work and city-making (2019)” by Mauricio Fernandes de Alcântara | PhD Thesis

“What I Do When I Dance: Foregrounding Female Agency in the Dance Culture in Nigeria (2021)” by Oladoyin Olubukola Abiona | Masters Thesis

Space Transcribers | Platform

The Urban Collective | Platform