Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism
In Fortaleza, which is one of the main cities linked to sex tourism in the Northeast of Brazil, young low income women leave the country with or invited by sex tourists. While some indeed engage themselves in the sex industry in Europe, others leave it when marrying European men. Focusing on the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Estudos Feministas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/1755 |
| Summary: | In Fortaleza, which is one of the main cities linked to sex tourism in the Northeast of
Brazil, young low income women leave the country with or invited by sex tourists. While some
indeed engage themselves in the sex industry in Europe, others leave it when marrying European
men. Focusing on the universe of integrants of couples integrated women from the Northeast
from Brazil and Italian men, this paper addresses the differentiations that acquire centrality when
these relationships, formed in an ambiguous terrain where sexuality, economic interest and
romance intermingle, are contextualized in Italy. I analyze the cultural, political and economic
implications of that migration. The study discusses the relationship between gender and economic
negotiations in those couples, reflecting on the meanings acquired by “tropical sexuality” in the
migration to that Northern country. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-026X 1806-9584 |