Mara Nogueira
maranogueira.bsky.social
Mara Nogueira
@maranogueira.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. Cities, geography, development and economy.
Brazilian queer living in London. Amateur footballer and coffee snob.
📌 Free & open to all
🗓️ Mon 13 Oct 2025 | 18:30–20:30
📍 Birkbeck, MAL 532
🔗 Register here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Come explore how Chinese migrants are transforming economies—and power structures—across South America.
Beyond Informality: How Chinese Migrants Transformed a Border Economy
Join Dr. Piza (Lafayette College) for a panel on his new book on Chinese migrant's role in shaping South America's informal economy.
www.bbk.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Join Dr Piza in conversation with:
🎓 Prof Hyun Bang Shin (LSE)
🎓 Dr Matthew Richmond (Newcastle)
🎓 Dr Mara Nogueira (Birkbeck)

A critical panel on migration, informal economies & power in the Global South.
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In his new book Beyond Informality (Stanford UP), Dr Douglas de Toledo Piza (Lafayette College) uncovers how these dynamics transform border economies, and what they reveal about global inequality.
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Chinese migrants are reshaping South America’s informal economies—from Ciudad del Este’s border trade to São Paulo’s vast markets.

But their roles are deeply stratified:
➡️ precarious vendors facing exclusion & risk
➡️ powerful elites leveraging law & politics
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM