The young as transforming agent of the territory: an experience report

This essay seeks to report on the experience developed by a Culture Pier (Pontão de Cultura) in popular territories of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), in which the youth was encouraged to become producer of their ideas for the territory assuming a position of promoter agent of changes. The article is divided into two parts: the first one begins with a summary of the theoretical basis for the actions carried out, followed by a description of the activities undertaken during the application period of the methodology. The second part is dedicated to present the case study developed on one of the projects that compose the Network Agency (Rede Agência) between 2015 and 2016.