Territorial epistemology: Male prostitution in Goiânia

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the interaction among the different territories of male prostitution in Goiânia, state of Goiás, and the basic concepts regarding the subject. For that purpose, we adopted as methodology both bibliographic and qualitative researches. Through a bibliographic survey, we mapped the territory, along with its conceptions within the scope of Geography and other areas of knowledge. Four participants answered a structured interview reporting observations about male prostitution. We observed that territories are part of a broader context, not restricted to geographic areas, including image, text and body. Goiânia has fixed prostitution territories, comprised of a quadrangle in the city's Central neighborhood. In this area, the so-called male escorts and their symbolic and mobile territories are found. Hence, this research identified the movement and the formation of mobile and symbolic spots in the abovementioned region. Fixed spots occur during non-business hours.