Em busca da lona perfeita: o movimento pendular cultural de São Gonçalo/ RJ

Abstract

The research investigates the social, cultural, and affective dynamics of São Gonçalo, a peripheral municipality in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, through the movements undertaken by its residents toward the state capital. The study analyzes what it terms a cultural pendular movement: nocturnal leisure flows in which residents of São Gonçalo travel to street events, often sheltered by colorful tents, forming ephemeral spaces of encounter, sociability, and cultural production. Methodologically, the research combines autoethnography and participatory cartography through the organization of an affective mapping workshop in which routes, meeting points, and leisure spaces are recorded. By following these cultural circuits, the dissertation examines how such practices reconfigure the use of public space, generate senses of belonging, and challenge metropolitan hierarchies. The research seeks to contribute to debates on peripheral urban areas by highlighting the centrality of affects, cultural practices, and mobility in the constitution of urban territorialities, recognizing peripheral potentials as active forms of city-making.