A face da alimentação contemporânea: as práticas alimentares agroecológicas no Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This dissertation aims to show the agroecological food practices in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A seemingly simple question motivates this research: What is an agroecological food? It is assumed that this food is defined by the broad universe of values and practices of the agroecology movements and that, therefore, such foods are based on the resources available in the territory, the local food culture, in contrast to ultra-processed foods and " from nowhere”, marketed in large markets. The research also involves the ways and practices, in which agroecology is known by individuals who seek other alternatives for a more natural diet as possible, also emphasizing the strength that women have in the agroecological movement. For this, fieldwork and interviews were carried out throughout the study, covering spaces for the commercialization of agroecological food in the West Zone and North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, in an attempt to understand its forms and meaning in these spaces for food commercialization.