O presente artigo objetiva analisar a dinâmica e a dimensão espacial da prostituição feminina “fechada” na urbe carioca, tendo por recorte temporal o final dos anos 90, do século XX, e, sobretudo, o início do século XXI, quando a mesma tornou-se bastante difundida e disseminada. Para tanto, realizou-se coleta em anúncios de jornais, de panfletos distribuídos em logradouros da Área Central, além de sites e blogs para identificação dos principais bairros, logradouros, estabelecimentos e características das profissionais do sexo, sendo complementado com pesquisas de campo realizadas entre 2004 e 2011. Sendo assim, a prostituição feminina “fechada” ganha destaque nos principais centros do país, sobretudo nas metrópoles e, no Rio de Janeiro apresenta-se distribuída por imóveis localizados em alguns logradouros da Área Central e em diferentes bairros das Zonas Sul e Oeste.
The purpose of this article was to analyze the dynamics and the geographical dimension of “closed” female prostitution in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The study makes use of data collected at the end of the 1990s, and, more significantly, at the beginning of the 21st Century, when the activity began to spread significantly. This research is based on samples of newspaper advertisements, flyers distributed in the downtown area streets, as well as websites and blogs, in order to identify the main neighborhoods, streets and establishments involved, as well as the characteristics of the sex workers themselves. Complementary field research was also carried out between 2004 and 2011. This study indicates that “closed” female brothel prostitution has been gaining in prominence in the main urban centers in the country, especially in metropolises, and, in Rio de Janeiro, the activity is conducted on premises located in the Downtown Area and in streets of several neighborhoods in the southern and western parts of the city.
