Aline Cristina Fortunato Cruvinel
I am an Architect and Urbanist (USP) with a specialization in Urban Sociology (UERJ), a Master’s degree in Urbanism (UFRJ), and currently a PhD candidate in Urbanism (UFRJ). In my PhD research, I examine how Airbnb’s capital circulates through labor and land rent in the periphery of capitalism, focusing on Rio de Janeiro. My approach combines historical-dialectical materialism with data analysis using Python and GIS.
From 2018 to 2021, I was part of the Collective for Studies on Urbanism and Peripheries (PERIFAU/FAU/UFRJ) and the Law and Urbanism Lab (LADU). In 2022, I was a member of the Study Group on Marxist Dependency Theory at the Vânia Bambirra School of Political Education for the Working Class (GE-TMD/EFoP). In 2023, I served on the Technical Committee of the Archive of IAB/RJ — the Rio de Janeiro chapter of the Institute of Architects of Brazil. From 2022 to 2025, I was a member of the Urban Analysis and Digital Representation Lab. In 2024, I took part in the Global Observatory on Short-Term Rentals (OGAT) and the Public Space and Right to the City Lab (LabCidade/FAUUSP), working on a project funded by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (Brazil).
EDUCATION
2022–present — PhD in Urbanism
Graduate Program in Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Thesis: “Short-Term Rental Platforms in Peripheral Capitalism: Airbnb, Labor, and Land Rent in the Urban Economy of Rio de Janeiro”
Portuguese version: “Plataformas de aluguel temporário no capitalismo periférico: Airbnb, trabalho e renda fundiária na economia urbana do Rio de Janeiro”
2024 — PhD Research Internship
Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon (FA.ULisboa)
Research project: “Short-Term Rentals in Portugal: Perspectives for Understanding Airbnb in Brazilian Cities”
2021–2023 — Graduate Certificate in Urban Sociology
Institute of Social Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro (ICS/UERJ)
Final paper: “Housing Complexes of the Alliance for Progress in Latin America”
Portuguese version: “Os conjuntos habitacionais da Aliança para o Progresso na América Latina“
2018–2021 — Master’s Degree in Urbanism
Graduate Program in Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Dissertation: “Heritage and the Working Class: Between Industrial Heritage and Workers’ Memory in the Bangu Neighbourhood“
Portuguese version: “Patrimônio e classe trabalhadora: entre o patrimônio industrial e a memória operária no bairro de Bangu“
2013–2014 — Academic Exchange Program
École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble (ENSAG)
2010-2016 – Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo (FAUUSP)
Final project: “The Industrial Heritage of Mooca”
Portuguese version: “O Patrimônio Industrial da Mooca“