Crossing borders and inhabiting territories: the experience of Latin American migrants

Abstract

The article examines the experience of immigrant women in the city of São Paulo. Starting from the phenomenon of the feminization of the migratory process, we sought to understand and analyze this phenomenon in the experience of women, in opposition to the idea of ??a universal migratory experience referring to the male figure. Based on interviews with eight Latin American migrants, their relationship with the city, and the domestic space they inhabited was investigated. In this research, the emphasis on the house seeks to avoid the logic in which the woman belongs to home, on the contrary, it is understood that this is a construction. The reflection about the house was shaped by the speculation of subjective relations and rights, understanding how this space reflects or influences the migratory experience. It also investigates the extent to which the domestic space expresses the culture of origin as a place of memory and construction of the feeling of belonging to the host country.