The middle classes and socio-spatial transformations in the metropolises of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: 2000-2010

Authors

  • Adalberto Cardoso Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / SciencesPo, Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales, Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6539-0770
  • Edmond Préteceille Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / SciencesPo, Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales, Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-9951

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202311pt

Keywords:

Middle classes, Urban segregation, Urban inequalities, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo

Abstract

The first decade of the twenty-first century in Brazil was marked by significant economic, social and political changes: a substantial reduction in income inequalities; a considerable decline in unemployment and rise in formal employment; social policies lifted a sizable portion of the population out of poverty; and increased investments in education, health, housing, urban infrastructure, and culture, among others, all of which resulted in reducing inequalities on multiple levels. Against this background, and bearing in mind the historical dual character of the Brazilian city, the question that this article sets out to answer is: has the multidimensional reduction of inequalities resulted in a decline in urban segregation and inequalities? In view of the aforementioned changes, our hypothesis is that the answer to this question is positive. To demonstrate this, the article uses data from the 2000 and 2010 demographic censuses, and compares the metropolitan regions of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, based on significant methodological innovations in the way the categories of analysis are constructed, vis-à-vis the existing studies on the subject.

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Author Biographies

Adalberto Cardoso, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / SciencesPo, Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales, Paris, France

PhD in sociology from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP, 1995). Associate Professor at the Institute of Social and Political Studies at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ). Research associate at the Center de recherche sur les inégalités sociales (CRIS SciencesPo). Author of numerous articles, books and chapters on the sociology of work and urban sociology.

Edmond Préteceille, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Políticos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / SciencesPo, Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales, Paris, France

Graduated in Engineering from École polytechnique de Paris (X64). Sociologist, emeritus research director at the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) at SciencesPo, Center de recherche sur les inégalités sociales. Associate researcher at the Institute of Social and Political Studies at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ). Author of numerous articles, books and chapters on urban sociology.

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2023-06-12

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Cardoso, A., & Préteceille, E. (2023). The middle classes and socio-spatial transformations in the metropolises of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: 2000-2010. Revista Brasileira De Estudos Urbanos E Regionais, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202311pt

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2023): Janeiro-Dezembro

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Articles - Space, Economy & Population

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