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Solidão povoada: viagens silenciosas no metrô do Rio de Janeiro

2006; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.9771/contemporanea.v4i2.3493

1809-9386

Janice Caiafa,

Urban Development and Societal Issues

In this text I try to point out certain characteristics of a subway system by examining its urban furniture and operational factors. Then I describe how those characteristics develop in the Rio subway and how a diverse social milieu is produced in this context. Finally, considering the physical and social characteristics of these collective facilities, I explore the situations of communication which unfold during the solitary – often silent – journeys in the Rio subway.