Rio de Janeiro and the divided state Analysing the political discourse on favelas

• Published in: Discourse & society Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 74 - 94
• Main Author: Lacerda, Daniel S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Sage Publications, Ltd 01.01.2015; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Administration; Analysis; Brazil; Critical Theory; Discourse; Discourse Analysis; Government; Low Income Groups; Management; Media; Politics; Poverty; Praxis; Public Policy; Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Slums; Society; Work; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; critical discourse analysis; favelas; slums; dialectical relational approach; Brazil; discourse historical approach; Rio de Janeiro; political discourse

This article analyses the discourse on favelas produced by Brazilian society and consumed in the political field of local administration. The ideological conception of favelas (slums) determines the creation of public policies that reinforce the prejudicial notion of favelas. This work employs criti...