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Explore how workers in Brazilian condominiums navigate and contest urban inequalities through their roles.

CARE AND CONTROL IN URBAN BRAZIL : The Subaltern Archive of Portarias

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Ethnographic analysis reveals urban hierarchies in Brazilian condominiums, highlighting neoliberal implications.

Explore how workers in Brazilian condominiums navigate and contest urban inequalities through their roles.
Conducted ethnographic studies in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Analyzed the socio-material arrangements of portarias.
Examined workers' practices and perceptions regarding care and control.
Portaria workers engage with and contest urban hierarchies rooted in colonial and neoliberal contexts.
Cordiality and control are intertwined in the workers' interactions with residents.
The socio-material worlds of portarias illustrate the ongoing reproduction of racialized and classed inequalities.

Heil et al. (2026) studied this question.

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