Essays about: "São Paulo"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words São Paulo.

1. 16. Filipina Domestic Workers in São Paulo - An Explorative Case Study on the Social Reproduction of Class, Gender and Race

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Hannah Clara Reustle; [2017]
   Keywords : social reproduction feminism; field study; Brazil; São Paulo; Filipina migrant domestic workers; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study is a first attempt to academically investigate the case of Filipina domestic workers in São Paulo. In brief, it aims to outline these migrants’ life and working conditions, their insertion and function within class relations and in regard to a gendered and racialized work regime. READ MORE

3. 17. Vertical Occupations in the city center of São Paulo

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Lisandra Vazquez; [2017]
   Keywords : housing challenges; occupations; irregular settlements; irregular housing; beehives; central area; city center; developing country; São Paulo; habitação social; ocupações centrais; ocupações verticais; centro; São Paulo; habitação irregular; desafios fundiários.;

   Abstract : Vertical Occupations in the City Center of São Paulo has been prepared as part of the Degree Project for the Master in Urbanism Studies course at The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.This Degree Project deals with social housing challenges in the central urban environment of São Paulo, Brazil, narrowing down to an important part of these urban challenges: the occupations of vacant buildings in the city center of São Paulo by social housing movements. READ MORE

4. 18. Environmental Justice and Waste Management : location of landfills and socioeconomic conditions in São Paulo (SP, Brazil)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Débora Tau Zymberg Tomaszewski; [2017]
   Keywords : environmental justice; waste management; landfill; São Paulo; Brazil; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Environmentally safe disposal of urban waste is a global concern that recently gained a new dimension through the lens of Environmental Justice, with a growing literature showing correlation between the placement of waste facilities and disadvantaged groups in society. This thesis seeks to verify whether landfills in the city of São Paulo are located in regions where socially and economically vulnerable groups live, in order to promote the inclusion of the concept of environmental justice in the solid waste management planning process. READ MORE

5. 19. The 2016 Presidential Impeachment in Brazil : An analysis of the coverage of protests pro and against in national newspapers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Helena Samaras; [2017]
   Keywords : Protest Paradigm; marginalization devices; presidential impeachment; Brazil.;

   Abstract : Scholars have long argued that mainstream media tends to illustrate protest events and protesters highlighting the aspects of drama, violence and deviant behaviour in the events (Harlow and Johnson, 2011: 1361). Such aspects are referred to as “protest paradigm” which can be considered as the patterns of coverage that expresses disapproval regarding protests (Lee, 2014: 2727). READ MORE

6. 20. Currency Controls' Consequences for Companies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Lisa Elander; Gabrielle Johansen; [2016]
   Keywords : Currency controls; Developing economy; Exchange rate risk; Exposure puzzle; Argentina;

   Abstract : This paper aims to study the implications of the implementation and relaxation of currency controls in Argentina for multinational firms, using a case study on Ericsson Argentina. Firstly, a qualitative analysis is conducted covering the impacts of currency controls for firms with foreign exchange exposure, ways to cope with the restrictions, and implications of the relaxation. READ MORE