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Table 5: Informant Demographic Information
Informant
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Gender
Age
Profession
Residence
Interview
Date
Maria
Female
63
Business owner/real estate
manager
Copacabana
8/2/04
João
Male
30
Beach stand (barraca) worker
North Zone
8/3/04
Carla
Female
36
Live-in maid
Copacabana
8/3/04
Bernardo
Male
46
Newspaper stand owner
Jardim
Botânico
8/5/04
Source: “Crafting Copacabana: Images of Security and Strategies of Exclusion in Brazil’s
Tourism Capital,” interviews conducted by author in Copacabana, August 2004.
Table 6: Threats to Security
Informant
Descriptions
Maria
Robbery; Prostitution; Police corruption; Police and drug trafficker fights
Stealing jewelry and money for drugs (usually associated with prostitution)
João
“Lack of security;” Assault; Pickpocketing and mugging (“furtos” and “roubos”) of
tourists’ money, watches and cameras
Carla
Nothing specific, level of security “é normal” (is normal)
Bernardo
Small-time muggings (“Roubozinhos”)
Small-time pickpocketing (“Furtinhos”)
Source: “Crafting Copacabana: Images of Security and Strategies of Exclusion in Brazil’s
Tourism Capital,” interviews conducted by author in Copacabana, August 2004.
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All names are pseudonyms.