PARADOXS OF INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL SCENARIOS REPRESENTED IN THE DOCUMENTARY “GARAPA” AND IN THE REALITY-SHOW “WOMEN RICH”

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Dirce Maria da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Portela, Eunice Nóbrega
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Processus de políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Social
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.processus.com.br/index.php/ppds/article/view/537

This study focuses on the social contexts represented in the plots of the film “Garapa”, a documentary that portrays the lives of families suffering from hunger in the interior of Ceará, in contrast to the environment of the of the reality “Mulheres Ricas” (Rich Women), a television attraction about the lives of Brazilian women who have high purchasing power. The social inequality existing in the country, caused, among other things, by the poor distribution of income, contributes to widening the gap that separates a very rich class from na extremely poor one, as demonstrated in the respective works analyzed. We found that the operationalization of public policies for income distribution, aimed at the poor population, despite showing good results, as it is the only resource existing in adverse contexts such as the interior of the Brazilian hinterland, remains merely assistential in nature.