https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/8219 Mon, 04 May 2026 22:34:01 GMT 2026-05-04T22:34:01Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44417 Título: A requalificação da orla marítima de Salvador: as tramas da gentrificação comercial Autor(es): Bomfim, Helder de Freitas do Primeiro Orientador: Guimarães, Iracema Brandão Abstract: This thesis aims to analyze the waterfront redevelopment of Salvador in middle-class neighborhoods, based on interventions from the “Nova Orla de Salvador” Project, implemented by the Municipal Government, identifying the social impacts on restaurant consumption practices. It considers the empirical transformations in the Barra and Rio Vermelho neighborhoods, both historical and tourist areas. The research starts from the hypothesis that large-scale urban projects affect spatial configuration and alter forms of sociability. It seeks to understand the strategies of commercial gentrification, the transformations in usage patterns, and the socioterritorial tensions arising in these neighborhoods. The theoretical framework combines contributions from Ramírez-Casas (2018) on neoliberal urbanism, Vainer (2013) on large urban projects, and Cócola Gant (2015) on commercial gentrification, providing a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The methodology adopts Yin’s (2010) multiple case study method and Bahre’s (2018) comparative ethnography, proposing and applying the “sociological sitting” and content analysis. Data collection included documentary research and a sample of 10 restaurants, categorized as Traditional, Exclusive, Hype, Prime, and Informal (“pé no chão”). Fieldwork was conducted from January 2024 to March 2025, through direct observation and interviews. The results indicate that, despite increased tourism following the waterfront redevelopment, commercial gentrification creates a paradox: it aims to enhance the territory but leads to symbolic displacement, fragments sociability, and reinforces class boundaries, without solving—and sometimes worsening—the neighborhoods’ structural problems (infrastructure and safety). The spatial redesign created enclaves of distinction for high-end consumers, while small businesses, unable to keep up with rising costs (rent, taxes, and operating expenses), were displaced or replaced by enterprises aligned with new gourmet urban consumption patterns. It is concluded that processes of commercial gentrification are not linear—they involve tensions, ambiguities, and often induce precariousness. The thesis contributes to advancing debates on commercial gentrification in middle-class neighborhoods and to developing strategies and public policies. It also supported the creation of the research line Urban Restructuring and Social Inequalities: Sociology of Large Projects and Neoliberal Urbanism, within the Science and Resistance research group at UNEB. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44417 2025-07-08T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44032 Título: Câmera na terra árida: sertão, cinema e imaginário Autor(es): Silva Filho, Cláudio Almeida Primeiro Orientador: Câmara, Antônio da Silva Abstract: The Sertão and the Northeast are two interwoven elements: on one hand, the imaginary of a monolithic region; on the other, the image of an inhospitable place, trapped in its past and crystallized in time. This idealized conception has contributed to the construction of a social imaginary strongly shaped by a regional identity, with cinema serving as one of its primary forms of expression. This study analyzes three cinematic works: Vidas Secas (1962), by Nelson Pereira dos Santos; Baile Perfumado (1996), by Lírio Ferreira and Paulo Caldas; and Bacurau (2019), by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Each of these productions constructs a social imaginary of the Northeastern sertão, here understood as follows: the social imaginary of hunger, represented by Vidas Secas (1962); the historical social imaginary, expressed in Baile Perfumado (1996); and the political social imaginary, developed in Bacurau (2019). These symbolic constructions correspond to their respective social and cinematic contexts, yet they are also aesthetically and sociologically connected, as they mobilize timeless issues such as social inequalities, land conflicts, state absence, cangaço (banditry), messianism, among other fundamental aspects of the sertanejo imaginary. The methodology adopted is based on the decomposition and recomposition of scenes, combined with the technique of shot breakdown (decupagem), allowing for a detailed and in-depth analysis of the films, thus enhancing both interpretative density and investigative scope. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44032 2026-01-08T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43746 Título: A decisão pela cirurgia bariátrica como projeto de superação do adoecimento vivido: uma abordagem interpretativa Autor(es): Barbosa, Jorge Henrique Silvestre Primeiro Orientador: Nascimento, Leonardo Fernandes Abstract: This research investigates how individuals construct the decision-making process for bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery (gastroplasty) is a surgical procedure aimed at drastically reducing a patient’s stomach to accelerate weight loss, focusing on the regression of comorbidities. The approach proposed herein to understand the decision for gastroplasty is based on participants’ narratives of their bariatric surgery experiences, adopting an interpretative stance toward the elements involved in this decision. This approach deviates from the direct debate on the medicalization of fat and sets aside the category of “obesity”. This distancing was necessary to enable an analysis that could encompass the complexity of the elements involved in the collected narratives. By setting aside the category of obesity, a specific categorization was established to understand how fatness is experienced throughout the individuals’ biographies: “weight” (body mass) and “body fat” (aesthetic and spatial dimension) are conceptualized as categories whose constituent elements can be experienced independently by individuals. Thirteen narratives were analyzed, collected from semi-structured interviews conducted online via voice or video calls. Given the insufficiency of dominant approaches in the Brazilian Social Sciences to interpret the collected data, this study adopted a theoretical framework grounded in authors from phenomenological-based Social Sciences. This theoretical framework, in conjunction with the methodology proposed herein, allowed for conclusions that reject the decision for bariatric surgery as being determined by the social effects of the medicalization of fat (e.g., stigmatization and pressure for aesthetic conformity). This thesis argues, therefore, that no specific element determines this decision. Rather, it is constructed from experiences of fatness established throughout the individuals’ biographies and emerges as a possible therapy within a “project” aimed at overcoming a lived “illness experience” (experiência de adoecimento). This illness is understood as any lived situation signified by the individual as a “limit-situation” that impedes the normal unfolding of their biographical flow and, ultimately, threatens their biographical continuity (potentially leading to extreme physical or psychological suffering, or death). Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43746 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43575 Título: Um estudo sobre as formas de representar na Câmara Municipal de Salvador (2021-2024) Autor(es): Isozaki, Mariana Alves Primeiro Orientador: Regatieri, Ricardo Pagliuso Abstract: This thesis aims to delve deeper into the relationship of representation through a study of the City Council in the 19th legislative term (2021-2024). To this end, we are guided by the theory of political representation to understand the links between representatives and those they represent, particularly Pollak's questions about “who,” “what,” and “how” they represent. Furthermore, we draw on studies on the relationship between state and society in Brazil and research on city councils, as well as the legislative output of the period studied. Thus, to achieve our objective, we use as secondary data the four most frequently used proposals of the city council — nomination bill, bill of law, motion, and request. We observe how council members use these proposals and we also thematically categorize the bills and nominations, evaluating their functions. These instruments play a role in the consolidation of formal social rights. Furthermore, we conducted semi-structured interviews with council members and advisors from different political backgrounds, genders, professions, and paths. It is clear that the population's main demands are material, related to survival. However, incumbent councilors, due to their relationship with the Executive, are better able to meet them. In this sense, the base councilors interviewed are more responsive to services and resource allocation. Opposition councilors tend to be more politically and symbolically responsive and report receiving demands for bills. Moreover, we observed that left-wing mandates tend to be more open-minded, considering social segments in their mandates. Thus, they differ in “how” they represent, by constructing their mandates more inclusively and by bringing those they represent into institutional spaces. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43575 2025-09-26T00:00:00Z