Abstract

MARINO, Cintia  and  GUERRA, Abílio. Playful City, Struggling City: The Case of Parque Augusta in São Paulo. Territ. [online]. 2021, n.44, pp.211-238.  Epub July 23, 2023. ISSN 0123-8418.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/territorios/a.8353.

This article aims to provide an overview of urban dispute dynamics and collective experiences, based on a reflection on the case of Parque Augusta, in São Paulo. A private plot of land in downtown São Paulo has unified the agenda of social movements with diverse ideology, in order to transform it into a public park. After several years of spontaneous appropriation by neighbours, from 2013 on activists have intensified direct actions, organizing art and culture events and activities. Using the concepts of "right to the city" and "urban commons", the case analysis describes the trajectories of the groups and identifies some contradictions generated throughout the process. In methodological terms, the investigation is conducted through narratives, spatial scale, time frame, questions and concepts. The observed collective experience seems to require a new process to produce democratic public space.

Keywords : Activisms; urban commons; right to the city; appropriation of public space; São Paulo.

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