ABSTRACT
This article analyzes the way in which Gilberto Velho's thought builds an urban anthropology based on what the author himself calls eclecticism. At first, we tried to show the impacts of this perspective for its urban anthropology. Subsequently, from a properly anthropological point of view, we present the analysis of complexity from a historical perspective. Finally, we look for a confluence between reflection procedures that serve as basis for Gilberto Velho's work and those operated by philosophers who influenced him.
KEYWORDS:
Gilberto Velho; Urban Anthropology; Anthropology and History; Anthropology and Philosophy