A soundtrack on the Largo da Carioca: listening and observation walks as a public spaces investigation method

Authors

  • Renato Coimbra Frias Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia - UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7147/GEO26.21008

Abstract

This paper discusses the relationship between sounds, politics and public spaces. This discussion is conducted by the analysis of data obtained in a fieldwork in Largo da Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, which consisted in mapping the different activities that occupy this public space and in the audio recording of the sounds present on a walk along the Largo da Carioca. Our analysis shows how the sound produced by street vendors, street performers and other activities observed in field plays an important role in the positions established between them, becoming an important factor in the political geography of public spaces.

Keywords: Public Spaces, Soundwalks, Paisagens Sonoras.

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Published

10-08-2018

How to Cite

FRIAS, Renato Coimbra. A soundtrack on the Largo da Carioca: listening and observation walks as a public spaces investigation method. Geografares, Vitória, Brasil, n. 26, p. 235–253, 2018. DOI: 10.7147/GEO26.21008. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/21008. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.