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The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de
Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban
violence." Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela" examines
how inequality, racism, drug trafficking, police brutality, and
gang activities affect the daily lives of the people of Caxambu.
Some Brazilians see these communities, known as "favelas," as
centers of drug trafficking that exist beyond the control of the
state and threaten the rest of the city. For other Brazilians,
favelas are symbols of economic inequality and racial exclusion.
Ben Penglase's ethnography goes beyond these perspectives to look
at how the people of Caxambu themselves experience violence.
Although the favela is often seen as a war zone, the residents are
linked to each other through bonds of kinship and friendship. In
addition, residents often take pride in homes and public spaces
that they have built and used over generations. Penglase notes that
despite poverty, their lives are not completely defined by illegal
violence or deprivation. He argues that urban violence and a larger
context of inequality create a social world that is deeply
contradictory and ambivalent. The unpredictability and instability
of daily experiences result in disagreements and tensions, but the
residents also experience their neighborhood as a place of social
intimacy. As a result, the social world of the neighborhood is both
a place of danger and safety.
The residents of Caxambu, a squatter neighborhood in Rio de
Janeiro, live in a state of insecurity as they face urban
violence. Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian
Favela examines how inequality, racism, drug trafficking,
police brutality, and gang activities affect the daily lives of the
people of Caxambu. Â Some Brazilians see these communities,
known as favelas, as centers of drug trafficking that exist
beyond the control of the state and threaten the rest of the city.
For other Brazilians, favelas are symbols of economic inequality
and racial exclusion. Ben Penglase’s ethnography goes beyond
these perspectives to look at how the people of Caxambu themselves
experience violence. Although the favela is often seen as a
war zone, the residents are linked to each other through bonds of
kinship and friendship. In addition, residents often take pride in
homes and public spaces that they have built and used over
generations. Penglase notes that despite poverty, their lives are
not completely defined by illegal violence or deprivation. He
argues that urban violence and a larger context of inequality
create a social world that is deeply contradictory and ambivalent.
The unpredictability and instability of daily experiences result in
disagreements and tensions, but the residents also experience their
neighborhood as a place of social intimacy. As a result, the social
world of the neighborhood is both a place of danger and safety.
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