Espaços de branquitude: segregação racial entre as classes médias em Salvador, Bahia

Research reveals how white identity is constructed through racial segregation in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, serving as a social distinction mechanism for the middle classes. The study highlights that proximity to whiteness grants privileged access to resources and goods, reinforcing social hierarchies. Conducted in Loteamento Aquarius, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Pituba, the research uses secondary data on urban space occupation alongside primary data from semi-structured interviews, ethnographic observations, and autoethnography with residents. This approach uncovers daily processes of 'whiteness' production, demonstrating how segregated cities shape social subjects and, reciprocally, how these subjects influence urban development.

Maia, S. M. (2019). Espaços de branquitude: segregação racial entre as classes médias em Salvador, Bahia. Século XXI – Revista de Ciências Sociais, 9(1), 253–282. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672536942