PhD project: “Brazilian Immigration in Lisbon and Porto: work and housing trajectories, uses of urban space and social inclusion”
Reference: 2024.03117.BD
Scientific area: Sociology
Supervision:  Lígia Ferro (IS-UP), and Rita Cachado (CIES-ISCTE).
Timeline: December 2024-November 2028

Abstract: The cities of Lisbon and Porto have been experiencing an increase of its immigrant populations, among which those from Brazil stand out, as well as by other social, economic and urban transformations, fundamentally, related to the processes of gentrification and touristification. This research aims to deepen scientific knowledge on how the work and housing trajectories of brazilian immigrants in Lisbon and Porto are related to the uses of urban space, the mobilities and networks in which they are involved in both cities, and their social inclusion processes. From a qualitative, relational, territorial and networking based approach, we seek to analyze the roles played by the work and housing dimensions in the biographical trajectories of the participants in their respective cities.

End-beneficiaries/target population: Scientific Community, Civil Society