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This lecture followed by a debate concerns popular movements, in particular those which the author describes as libertarian, emerging in the city of São Paulo in the late 1970s and early 80s. It focuses on the building of memory, its relevance in creating a sense of identity and of community, and the issue of political participation. The latter was one of the mottos during the democratization of relations between society and the State in Brazil, following the years of military rule, as well as being a major challenge to the creation and development of cultural policies in the country and, among them, those relating to cultural heritage.

Estamos em um momento em que é grande a expectativa de que as políticas sociais sejam mais eficazes no combate à pobreza. Reconhecida a ineficiência do modelo assistencialista, durante a década de 90, muitos projetos inovadores foram desenvolvidos por governos e por organizações do Terceiro Setor, abrindo caminho para intervenções eficientes voltadas para a mobilização das comunidades e o desenvolvimento de capital social.

The author, wife of Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, is the Chair of the Council of "Comunidade Solidaria", a deliberative body created by the executive branch, aimed at strengthening the partnership between Brazilian society and federal, state and local governments, in order to foster national mobilization in support of initiatives to meet the basic needs of the population. On 26 November 1996, she gave a presentation, followed by a round-table discussion, in the UNISA Centre for Latin American Studies. This is an edited text of her delivery. (UNISA Lat Am Rep/DÜI)

Describes the strategic role played by the electronic media in Brazil, a nation characterized by profound inequality & low levels of literacy. Young people & women are preferred consumers of a highly developed communications industry. Described here is how audience participation TV programs capture & express new patterns of sensuality produced by the dissemination of themes previously restricted to the adult world, redefining what it means to be young in Brazil today. More than a youth culture corresponding to a well-defined group, chronicled is the development of an ample young repertory that captures & stimulates juvenile awareness & sensuality; this repertory is appropriated in different ways by different segments of society. Adapted from the source document.