Project:

Spatial practices of members of Pentecostal Churches in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (before and during COVID-10 pandemic)

There are two different forces shaping the way spaces are perceived and used by believers of Pentecostal churches, when the spaces for solitude are as important as spaces for gathering. There are differences between different Pentecostal churches concerning the spatial and visual language they adopt, but in general there is a tendency to attribute personal spaces with ‘practicing faith’ while churches are understood  as places to ‘manifest faith. There is therefore a tendency of members of Pentecostal movement to ‘withdraw’ from public life beyond activities related to or organised by a church.
The project investigate what spaces, how and why are used by members of Pentecostal churches in Belo Horizonte. The Project started in 2019, in 2020 COVID-10 context was added as a particular context.


Output(s):

Conflicting narratives of Covid-19 in Brazil: How religion influences spatial behaviours in Belo Horizonte

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Research Team:

Krzysztof Nawratek (The University of Sheffield)
Daniel Medeiros de Freitas (The Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Carlos Caldas (The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais)
Gabriela Alcantara (The Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Carolina M. Soares Lima (The Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Bernardo Miranda (The Federal University of Minas Gerais)