This Week
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Clique aqui para Português What moves afflicted hearts in these days of chaos and insecurity? In the present day, the constant fear and state of panic that everyone lives in is perceptible. A single [...] -
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From the Archives: 2010-2017
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#EvictionsWatchErasing the Favela from Vila Autódromo
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by International ObserversRocinha, Gramacho and Port Planners Say: Participation is Vital
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PoliciesDeciphering Rio’s City Council System
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#Rio2016BRT Line in Cascadura Reduces Transit Access and Forces Businesses to Close
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#UPPWatchBeltrame Announces UPPs in Rio’s Greater Metropolitan Region
Getting Context on Rio
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Clique aqui para Português One year after the Olympic Games, and Rio de Janeiro is reeling from a wave of violence that would be unimaginable to the thousands of tourists who descended on the city last August. As of [...] -
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Recent Events
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A year after the Olympics, Rio’s Port Zone reels from the ongoing Marvelous Port urban renewal project that began in preparation for the Games. The project, officially costing R$8 billion (US$2.53 billion), tore up [...] -
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Urban Violence in Rio
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Cities are facing unprecedented challenges, and nowhere is that more evident than in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. As the world’s attention has shifted elsewhere in the year after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the city [...] -
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Community Solutions
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Clique aqui para Português A year after the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, little is said about the Olympic legacy left for residents of the Maré Complex of favelas, one of the largest in Rio with over 140,000 residents. [...] -
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Series: Social Constructions
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Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. The first two articles of [...] -
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Perspectives from Favela Authors
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Clique aqui para Português What moves afflicted hearts in these days of chaos and insecurity? In the present day, the constant fear and state of panic that everyone lives in is perceptible. A single step forward is a [...]
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