Urban Peripheries: Segregationist aesthetics of socio-spatial and territorial occupations in Teresina (Piauí – Brazil)

Urban Peripheries: Segregationist aesthetics of socio-spatial and territorial occupations in Teresina (Piauí – Brazil)

Authors

  • Francilene Abreu Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI) Author
  • Allex Abreu Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI) Author

Keywords:

Urban Anthropology. , Center and Periphery. , Teresina.

Abstract

This article analyzes, using an ethnographic and qualitative anthropological approach, the dynamics, displacements and socio-spatial occupation of peripheral populations in central areas of Teresina (PI), and the dynamics of forced migration, cultural resistance and struggle for recognition, highlighting how urban fragmentation makes vulnerable groups invisible (Vidal, Musset and Vidal, 2011; Lima, 2023; Levy, 2001). The research confronts classical models such as Burgess's (1921) and the center-periphery dichotomy (Velho, 1967), revealing that urban mobilities and dynamics reconfigure social structures and social practices. Teresina presents itself as a stage for tensions of vulnerability between spatial planning and appropriation, marked by social exclusion (Harvey, 2004) and the commodification of the city (Telles, 2015). Advocates the promotion of inclusive public policies that value peripheral identities and promote a cosmopolis with new policy practices.

Keywords: Urban Anthropology. Center and Periphery. Teresina.

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Author Biographies

  • Francilene Abreu, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

    Mestre em Antropologia e Arqueologia pela Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI); Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

  • Allex Abreu, Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI)

    Pós-graduando em Ensino de Fisiologia Humana na Educação Básica pela Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI); graduado em Licenciatura Plena em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI); docente da rede privada de educação em Teresina-PI.

Published

2025-12-15

How to Cite

Urban Peripheries: Segregationist aesthetics of socio-spatial and territorial occupations in Teresina (Piauí – Brazil): Urban Peripheries: Segregationist aesthetics of socio-spatial and territorial occupations in Teresina (Piauí – Brazil). (2025). Revista De História Da UEG (REVHIST), 14(2), e422510. https://www.revista.ueg.br/index.php/revistahistoria/article/view/16784