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Jorge Sequera (LXNIGHTS) has recently written an article in Seres Urbanos (El Pais) where he stress the social consequences of the privatization, touristification and 'gourmetization' of urban markets. These processes threaten the old functions of markets as places of closeness for the neighbors, where gather and coexist reproducing rooted and local  practices of solidarity.You can read here the complete articleFor those researching in Lisbon the situation expounded by Jorge Sequera could be comparable with Mercado da Ribeira, where the powerful presence of the 'Time Out Gourmet Market' has created a situation of marginalization for several traditional activities in and around the market.