Abstract:Purpose -This paper presents the results of a field research conducted with five immigrant women in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The aim of this paper is to show the itineraries they used in order to build a new life as foreigners in the city. Design/methodology/approach -An ethnography study was undertaken during one year (May/2010 to May/2011) mapping the itineraries made by them in the city and their correspondent narratives. Findings -Foreign women did not have difficulties to access health care structur… Show more
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