Bars and nightclubs: an exploratory study about consumption and sociability

Authors

  • Maria Henriqueta Sperandio Garcia Gimenes Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v15i1p73-88

Keywords:

tourism and entertainment, food services, leisure place, bars and nightclubs, sociability, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Abstract

The present article analyses the complexities involved on the consumption patterns in bars and nightclubs. It discusses, based on interviews conduced on the city of Curitiba, the aspects of socialization and interpersonal relationships available in theses places and suggests that they are seen not
only as a places for consumption of food but also as for leisure human sociability and interaction. The article also discusses the role of nightclubs in relation to tourism potential and habits.

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Author Biography

  • Maria Henriqueta Sperandio Garcia Gimenes, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
    Bacharel em Turismo e mestre em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR; professora e vice-chefe de departamento do curso turismo da mesma instituição. Vice-coordenadora da Agetur - Núcleo de Estudos Turísticos da UFPR.

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Published

2004-05-30

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Articles

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Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), allowing the sharing of the work with recognition of its authorship and initial publication in RTA. 

How to Cite

GIMENES, Maria Henriqueta Sperandio Garcia. Bars and nightclubs: an exploratory study about consumption and sociability. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 15, n. 1, p. 73–88, 2004. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v15i1p73-88. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/63688.. Acesso em: 3 jan. 2026.