Os camelôs em Juiz de Fora: cenários possíveis para o comércio popular na área central da cidade

Abstract

This research addresses the topic of street vendors in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. The investigation into this topic arises due to recent discussions in the city about the activity of street vendors in the central region, such as the attempts to build a popular shopping mall, the prohibition of the activity on an avenue by the public authorities, the implementation of new legislation and occurrences of demonstrations by street vendors workers. The work aims to answer the following question: what are the possible scenarios for street vendors in the central region of the city of Juiz de Fora? The investigation aims to propose future scenarios for street vendors in the central region of Juiz de Fora. To construct the scenarios, the research sought to understand the characteristics of street vendors in the city, their historical process of occupation of the Center and new ways of inserting street vendors in the city. This is exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The methodology is organized as follows: a) literature review on popular trade and the history of street vendors in Juiz de Fora; b) mapping and characterization of the Center's street vendors through on-site observations and interviews with street vendors' workers; c) preparation of preliminary tests of possible scenarios for street vendors in Juiz de Fora; d) conducting interviews with experts, for critical reflection on the scenarios. In the end, six main scenarios for the spatialization of street vendors are proposed, which can be made more flexible due to the temporal dimension and adopted individually or combined with each other.