Of cable-cars and helicopters: mobility regimes and the politics of visibility in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Freire-Medeiros, Bianca; Rocha, Lia de Mattos; Farias, Juliana; Name, Leo

doi:10.1080/1472586x.2020.1840099

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“…The cultural valorisation of Brazilian favelas, in connection with tourism investments (Angelini, 2020), has resulted in what is called favela tourism. However, this tourism segment quickly proved to be unsustainable, as “this spectacularizing made the favelas both a commodity for the tourist gaze and a warzone for arbitrary killings” (Freire-Medeiros et al , 2020, p. 1).…”

Section: Brazil As a Tourism Destinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

Lohmann

Lobo

Trigo

et al. 2021

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Purpose Different from most academic publications about tourism in Brazil, this paper provides an overarching and comprehensive perspective. Analysing key developments, and focusing on the period 2000–2019, this paper also considers long-standing structural issues that hinder tourism development. Although this viewpoint paper deals with Brazil, very similar issues can be identified for many countries worldwide. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint paper is a combination of reflections by leading Brazilian tourism academics; most are members of ABRATUR, the International Academy for the Development of Tourism Research in Brazil. This paper uses secondary data from the grey (e.g. government reports) and academic literature to support this opinion paper. The tourism-related topics covered in this paper include economics, policy and planning, marketing, transport, nature-based tourism, gastronomy, hospitality and education, amongst others. Findings Brazil has missed several unique opportunities to place it as a destination of international renown. Since the 1990s, efforts to support regional tourism development have achieved only moderate success as political instability, violence and corruption have impacted tourism. A lack of a coordinated approach between the various levels of government, a shortage of tourism data and a long-term supra-government marketing campaign, among other factors, have meant Brazil has missed several critical opportunities in the 2010s to establish itself as a leading tourism destination in the global market. Originality/value From leading tourism academic experts in Brazil, a unique opinion paper offers an overview of the critical development issues in 2000–2019. The paper presents matters that have hindered potential tourism contributions to the largest nation in South America. While these matters may be specific to Brazil, many of these challenges are not dissimilar to those in other emerging (democratic) nations. The authors offer several public policies and technical recommendations to scaffold tourism development towards the 2030 agenda.

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Section: Brazil As a Tourism Destinationmentioning

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Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

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Trigo

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“…The main advantages of cable cars are the following: easy assembly and disassembly [10], safe transportation [11], cheap means of transportation [12], a good movement speed of about 15 m/s [13], resistance to all weather conditions (even at wind speeds of 70-100 km/h [14]), etc.…”

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Analysis of the Reliability of Automated Electric Motor Drives of Cable Cars at Ski Fields

Bogićević¹,

Petković²,

Kojić³

2023

adeletters

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The basic questions that arise when maintaining an automated electric drive relate to the safety and reliability of the elements in operation. The maintenance strategy of these elements is planned to start from the basic facts related to the plant’s importance, type and purpose. The main purpose of maintenance is the timely detection of a fault and its elimination, i.e. ensuring continuous operation of the plant. In this work, the operation of the cable car was analyzed by monitoring the reliability of the electric drive. An analysis of the significance of reliability coefficients is a potentially new method for maintenance planning. The aim of the research was to define a new strategy for the maintenance of the facility and ensure the maximum safety of skiers through the analysis of previous events. Research is based on coefficients that indicate the reliability, frequency of failures, availability and unavailability of the elements that make up a drive. The essence of the conducted research is based on a new strategy for planning and maintaining such a facility, aiming to ensure skiers’ safety and protection.

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Introduction: Vision & Verticality—A More Visual Sociology of the Sky

Bratchford,

Zuev

2023

Social Visualities

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Of cable-cars and helicopters: mobility regimes and the politics of visibility in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

Analysis of the Reliability of Automated Electric Motor Drives of Cable Cars at Ski Fields

Introduction: Vision & Verticality—A More Visual Sociology of the Sky

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