Os jovens da favela. Reflex es sobre controle e conten o sócio-espacial dos párias urbanos no Rio de Janeiro

This article outlines a reflection on analytic tools which can contribute in studies about urban segregation and socio-spatial stigmatisation. The urban space production in Rio de Janeiro and the social representation of Favelas is utilized as an empiric reference for a theoretical discussion, in which two analytical notions are introduced: the socio-spatial control and enclosure and the space of embarrassment .