Recorded April 25, 2006
Below is the original description of the event.
The past decades have seen the rapid spread of large, master-planned enclosed neighborhoods for the upper and middle-classes in many metropolitan areas of Brazil. These communities — which can also be seen in other parts of Latin America and across the globe — bear great similarities to suburban spatial arrangements in the U.S. Professor Patriota de Moura will explore the combinations of local and global processes which influence suburban lifestyles and imaginaries.
Cristina Patriota de Moura is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of Goias. Her current research deals with the global spread of gated communities, with specific emphasis on a comparative study of U.S. suburban lifestyles and horizontal condominiums in Brazil.