Houses, tranquility and progress in an área de milícia

This paper examines how power relations are organized and institutionalized in áreas de milícia (militia- controlled areas) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Drawing on my experience in public policies and research conducted in such areas, I look to understand the interweaving of politics and the secur...

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Main Author: Marcella de Araujo Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Antropologia 2017-12-01
Series:Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/vibrant/3729