Favelas and the divided city
Mapping silences and calculations in Rio de Janeiro's journalistic cartography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3173231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | André Reyes Novaes (0000-0001-6599-6468, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-225 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14649365.2013.872285 |
| OpenAlex | W2147932709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 44 |
This article aims to challenge the widespread consensus that Rio de Janeiro is a divided city by deploying two concepts in critical cartography: cartographic silences and cartographic calculations. As a kind of unconquered territory, a terrae incognitae, favelas were silenced on many of Rio de Janerio's maps over the last century. When these places began to be mapped, and converted to terrae cognitae, power relations often become even more apparent because of the intention to make it legible for purposes of intervention. By analyzing maps published in the mainstream Brazilian press throughout the last century, this article explores how national press often portrays Rio de Janeiro as a city divided between formal neighborhoods, where the state apparatus can ensure the rule of law, and favelas, where parallel politics enforce local forms of governance. In order to disseminate this image of the city, maps can play an important role, locating different urban zones and reinforcing old stereotypes. Despite many studies that focused on both material and embodied forms of state presence within favelas, maps can be an important source of information to understand persistant representations of favelas as excluded and divided places.Favelas y La Ciudad Dividida: mapear silencios y cálculos en la cartografía periodística de Rio de JanieroEste articulo pretende retar el consenso generalizado que Rio de Janiero es una ciudad dividida por implementar dos conceptos de cartografía crítica: silencios cartográficos y cálculos cartográficos. Como un clase de territorio no dominado, a terrae incognitae, las favelas fueron silenciados en muchos mapas de Rio de Janiero durante el último siglo. Cuando se empezaron mapear estos lugares, y se los convirtieron a terrae cognitae, con frecuencia las relaciones de poder fueron más evidentes por su intención de hacerlo legible por la intervención. Al analizar mapas de la prensa convencional brasilera del último siglo, este articulo se examina como la prensa nacional se retrata a Rio de Janiero como una ciudad dividida entre colonias formales, donde el aparato del estado puede asegurar la ley, y favelas, donde la política en paralelo se ejecuta formas locales del gobierno. Para divulgar este imagen de la ciudad, los mapas toman un rollo importante, ubicando distintas zonas urbanas y reforzando viejos estereotipos. Aunque hay muchos estudios enfocados en formas materiales y encarnadas de la presencia del estado en las favelas, los mapas son un fuente de información importante para entender las representaciones persistentes de las favelas como lugares excluidos y divididos.Des Favelas et la Ville Divisée: cartographier des silences et des calculs dans la cartographie journalistique de Rio de JaneiroCet article vise à contester le consensus courant que Rio de Janeiro est une ville divisée en faisant usage de deux concepts de la cartographie critique: des silences cartographiques et des calculs cartographiques. Comme une espèce de territoire insoumis, une terrae incognitae, des favelas ont été refoulés sur beaucoup des cartes de Rio de Janeiro au cours du siècle passé. Quand on a commencé à cartographier ces lieux et les convertir en terrae cognitae, des relations de pouvoir ont été rendues encore plus apparentes à cause de l'intention de rendre les favelas lisibles dans le but d'y apporter des interventions. En analysant les cartes publiées dans la presse brésilienne traditionnelle, l'article examine comment la presse nationale représente Rio de Janeiro souvent comme une ville divisée entre des quartiers formels, où l'appareil de l'état peut assurer le régime de lois, et les favelas, ou des politiques parallèles appliquent des formes locales de la gouvernance. Pour disséminer cette image de la ville, des cartes peuvent jouer un rôle important en localisant de différentes zones urbaines et en renforçant des stéréotypes usés. En dépit de nombreuses études sur les formes matérielles et incarnées de la présence de l'état dans les favelas, des cartes peuvent être une source importante d'information pour comprendre des représentations persistantes des favelas comme des lieux exclus et divisés.Keywords:: journalistic cartographyfavelassilencescalculationRio de Janeirodivided city AcknowledgementsI would like to thank the Professors Stephen Legg, Michael Heffernan, Alexander Vasudevan, Charles Watkigs, Jeff Garmany, Jörn Seemann, and Felix Driver for their comments and suggestions. This article also benefited from comments by three anonymous reviewers. I am also very grateful to the International Office at the University of Nottingham, which enabled the realization of this article through the Brazilian Visiting Fellowship Scheme. Finally, I would also like to thank the staff from the Brazilian National Library and the Archives of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Any inaccuracy in this article is my own responsibility
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