| Sumario: | This article presents the results of a qualitative study conducted in Santiago, Chile, which analyzes the meanings attributed by adult migrants to their experiences of coexistence and urban citizenship in an area of the Santiago Centro district (comuna). Using ethnographic methods, between 2023 and 2024, we conducted participatory observation and in-depth interviews with Venezuelan migrants. The combination of neighborhood and transnationality brings to light increasingly visible heterogeneous practices from below, although these are usually undervalued by nationals and government institutions. This is an area that has been characterized by recent densification in an old residential setting, and since 2014 has received a Venezuelan population, which has gradually formed an ethnic enclave, revealing significant density and diversity in the agglomerations. The results show a plurality of meanings around everyday life and local citizenship, highlighting a typology of coexistence between Venezuelan migrants and nationals: 1) hostility; 2) cordiality; and 3) inclusive dialogue, with mixophobia predominating in a context of growing political de-urbanization at the national level.
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