The transformations of pre-olympic Rio: echoes on the soundscapes of Maré’s slum

In this article, we explore Rio de Janeiro’s everyday urban experiences through attending to the sense of hearing. By adopting an ethnographic approach, our aim is to explore the ways in which the transformations that the city has experienced in the period that precedes the Olympic Games echo in the...

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Autores: Meyer Medrado, Andrea, da Silva Souza, Renata
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Institución:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/2564
Acceso en línea:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2564
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Olympic Games; ethnography; hearing; sound studies
Olimpiadas; etnografía; audición; estudios del sonido
estudos de mídia, cultura auditiva, cidades e sentidos
Olimpíadas; etnografia; audição; estudos do som
olimpíadas, favelas, paisagens sonoras
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Sumario:In this article, we explore Rio de Janeiro’s everyday urban experiences through attending to the sense of hearing. By adopting an ethnographic approach, our aim is to explore the ways in which the transformations that the city has experienced in the period that precedes the Olympic Games echo in the soundscapes of favela da Maré. In order to investigate this, we combine theoretical perspectives from the fields of sound studies and auditory culture, proposing a dialogue between cities and the senses. Our research indicates that urban sounds epitomize the joy of living, cultural richness and diversity of cities. For this reason, we suggest that the military occupation forces’ arbitrary actions in Maré manifest precisely through the suppression of sounds.