ESPACIALIDADE URBANA E USOS E APROPRIAÇÕES DE ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS: ESTUDO DE DUAS PRAÇAS NA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO / URBAN SPACE AND USES AND APPROPRIATIONS OF PUBLIC AREAS: STUDY OF TWO PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract

doi: 10.12957/geouerj.2017.32059

This work focus on the socio-spatial dynamics of Rio de Janeiro city, considering uses and appropriations of public spaces in two squares with different spatial insertions in the city: Harmonia Square (Gamboa district) and Mauricio Cardoso Square (Olaria district). Our assumption is that the presence of cultural groups and, more recently cultural collectives in the public spaces gives to these places the attribute of gathering places for people, improving sociability, social practices, and allowing manifestations of the everyday urban life. We understand that these new modalities of using and changing the space expand the repertoire of readings on public spaces. The different spatial location of the two squares in the city lead to different spatial logics and the singularities of each place expose their local characteristics.