Research & Analysis

History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 3: Government Breakdown

This is the third article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Aside from the protests, government [...]

July 20, 2017

Rio’s New Mayor Announces Strategic Plan: What’s in it for Favelas?

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, July 4, Mayor Marcelo Crivella, in office since January, made public his proposal for the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan for municipal [...]

July 11, 2017

Brazil as World LGBT Murder Capital and Rio’s Place in the Data

The world was shocked earlier this year when a video went viral of Dandara dos Santos, a trans woman from the state of Ceará in the Northeast of Brazil, being tortured and [...]

July 10, 2017

History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 2: Allies Join the Fight

This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Efficient resistance on the part of [...]

July 9, 2017

History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 1: A Siren’s Song

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979-1981. On the [...]

June 29, 2017

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