Imaginary and immigration on the social networks of the Internet: The case of Brazilians in Portugal.

Authors

  • Rodrigo Saturnino Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fem.2011.132.03

Abstract

The research relies on the descriptive analysis of the functionality of virtual communities on the Internet Social Network used by Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal. The aim is to think on the Internet as a “cyberspace” where one can take ownership on the idea of building/rebuilding Brazilian identity, affect maintenance, social family, overcoming institutional discourse, interaction between the Brazilian and Portuguese nationalities and new cultural forms of online communication.

Key words: Internet, virtual communities, virtual etnography, immigration, Orkut.

Author Biography

Rodrigo Saturnino, Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa

Mestre em Comunicação e Cultura (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa), Doutorando em Sociologia (Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa – ICS-UL) e Investigador do Centro de Estudos da Migrações e das Relações Interculturais da Universidade Aberta – CEMRI.

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Published

2010-12-04

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2011): May/August

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