Multicultural societies: The formation of sociability territories in the city of Rio de Janeiro

This paper is an extension of a former work in Cultural Identity done at the Mangueira Favela territory in Rio de Janeiro- Brazil, since 2004, now expanded to the Cinelândia territory. The objective is to depict how the multicultural character of a contemporary society may enrich the sociability of the city territories. Cinelândia focus of this work, was chosen because it was the scenario of most significative cultural and social moments of the city of Rio de Janeiro since in the First Republic. The contemporary society is inevitably multicultural and demands the recognition of cultural differences that may permit the dialog and the comprehension of one another. This work depicts the multicultural character as an influence that enriches the construction of the sociability in the city territories. The conclusion is that plural and heterogenic territories, where the differences are permanent, are fundamental to build the sociability. For instance,  we  focus on Cinelândia, a melting pot at Rio’s city center, where almost everything fits and where difference is a vector of integration.