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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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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| author | Adriana Piscitelli |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0bb26df1530b4d149a58ec8d6bb018e12022-12-21T22:25:33ZspaUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Estudos Feministas0104-026X1806-95842007-09-011531601Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex TourismAdriana PiscitelliIn 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.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/1755migraçãoturismo sexualmercado do sexogênero. |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Piscitelli Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism Revista Estudos Feministas migração turismo sexual mercado do sexo gênero. |
| title | Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism |
| title_full | Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism |
| title_fullStr | Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism |
| title_short | Tropical Sex in a European Country: Brazilian Women’s Migration to Italy in the Frame of International Sex Tourism |
| title_sort | tropical sex in a european country brazilian women s migration to italy in the frame of international sex tourism |
| topic | migração turismo sexual mercado do sexo gênero. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/1755 |
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