Memórias de um tempo de lazer, consumo e alegria: um estudo etnográfico sobre uma casa de idosos no Rio de Janeiro

Translated title of the contribution: Memories of a time of leisure, consumption and joy: an ethnographic study of a retirement home in Rio de Janeiro
  • Isabel Feix
  • , Everardo Rocha

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Abstract

This article presents an ethnographic study conducted in a high-end retirement home in Rio de Janeiro, aimed at analyzing the memories of 27 elderly residents (born between 1924 and 1952) from the Brazilian urban elite regarding their leisure, consumption, and sociability practices between the 1930s and 1970s. Based on fieldwork observations, the elders’ narratives were interpreted as collective representations shaped by the processes of modernization, industrialization, and the expansion of mass media. The testimonies reveal how household appliances, automobiles, travel, fashion, media, and advertising strategies became symbolic markers of social distinction, projecting images of prosperity and progress.
Translated title of the contributionMemories of a time of leisure, consumption and joy: an ethnographic study of a retirement home in Rio de Janeiro
Original languagePortuguese
Article numbere202510838027
Pages (from-to)1-23
Number of pages23
JournalSociologia, Problemas e Práticas
Issue number108
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2025

Keywords

  • Collective memory
  • Consumer culture
  • Ethnography
  • Social distinction
  • Leisure and sociability

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