Brett Christophers, 55, has spent years studying the strategies of large corporations. He began by examining big investment banks such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. But he soon noticed those names being pushed aside on the agendas of politicians and influencers by investment firms like BlackRock and Blackstone. It was not sudden: for decades they had quietly gained ground, and now control almost every aspect of a citizen’s daily life — the home they live in, the water they wash with, the road or railway they use to get to work, or the hospital they visit for an emergency. That is what Christophers, an economic geographer at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Uppsala University (Sweden), has been documenting in multiple studies and, more recently, in books such as Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World and Rentier Capitalism: Who Owns the Economy, and Who Pays for It?.

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A Fuseta volta a acolher, entre os dias 30 de julho e 2 de agosto, as Noites da Branca Noiva do Mar, que decorrem na Zona Ribeirinha, das 19:00 à 01:00.

Ao longo de quatro dias, residentes e visitantes poderão desfrutar de um programa diversificado que junta música ao vivo, dança, animação, artesanato e street food, num ambiente de convívio à beira-ria e com entrada livre. 

O cartaz musical inclui as atuações de Rádio Rock, GNTK, IRIS e Máquina do Tempo (Anos 60), acompanhadas por artistas locais que abrem cada noite de espetáculo.

Organizado pela Associação Cultural Fusetense, com o apoio do Município de Olhão e da Junta de Freguesia da Fuseta, o evento promete voltar a afirmar-se como um dos momentos altos do verão no concelho, promovendo a cultura, o comércio local e a dinamização da zona ribeirinha.