The Edge of the Law
Street Vendors and the Erosion of Citizenship in Sao Paulo
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The book explores the relationship between the construction of legality and the experience of citizenship among street vendors in São Paulo, Brazil.
It examines how the city government's plan to cancel street vending licenses impacts informal workers.
Cuvi captures the lived experience of criminalization and the distribution of rights among vendors.
The book dissects the strategies vendors use to earn a living amid the constraints of informal citizenship.
It also reveals how the lines are redrawn between 'legal' work and work under constant fear of law enforcement.
It examines how the city government's plan to cancel street vending licenses impacts informal workers.
Cuvi captures the lived experience of criminalization and the distribution of rights among vendors.
The book dissects the strategies vendors use to earn a living amid the constraints of informal citizenship.
It also reveals how the lines are redrawn between 'legal' work and work under constant fear of law enforcement.
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Jacinto Cuvi, "The Edge of the Law: Street Vendors and the Erosion of Citizenship in São Paulo" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
