O processo de revitalização da Zona Portuária da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e as múltiplas conexões com o Sítio Arqueológico do Cais do Valongo

Abstract

The present work aims at developing an analysis of the urban restructuring process of the Rio de Janeiro Port Zone, relating to the construction of narratives by the hegemonic media. Therefore, we have selected journalistic content from O Globo newspaper from 2011 to 2017, to identify the discourses undertaken through urban interventions that promote the idea of the “business-friendly” city. This research suggests that there is a preponderance of narratives highlighting market appropriations, serving as a strategy to address consensus, soften the slave past and reinforce specific aspects of the city that promote the consumption of large urban facilities. However, the research also suggests that there are narratives manifesting the (r) existence from Cais do Valongo and black culture, but from place- maker actors who are neglected by the mainstream media.