As mulheres, a bicicleta e o direito à cidade: um estudo sobre O Projeto Ciclofeminista “Pedalzinho das Mina”

Abstract

The present work analyzes the relationship between women and the bicycle, through an understanding of the dynamics developed in the cyclofeminist project “Pedalzinho das Mina”, understanding how the bike becomes an important tool to fight for women empowerment, fighting the machism, as well as a potential instrument to the women's freedom achievement and the claim of their right to the city. This movement is called cyclofeminism, and has emerged and developed throughout history, side by side with the struggle for rights that has been claimed by women. The research, of a qualitative nature, used techniques such as participant-observation and semi-structured interviews with four cycloativists members of the “Pedalzinho das Mina” project during the first half of 2017. Among the most relevant factors of the research can be distinguished the use of the bicycle as transportation and since then as an instrument of women's struggle for the right to the city, as well as the perception about sensibilities and singular experiences provided during cycling, experiencing the city through a new look.