Qualities of Urban Informality: Case Study of Rio’s Favelas
By 2050, around one third of the world’s population is expected to be living in informal settlements. The processes of informal production have an essential role in [...]
City of God
A Recipe for Realizing the Potential of Favela Youth: Agência de Redes para Juventude
When asked about his experience with education growing up, Fernando–a 21 year-old from the Fumacê favela in Realengo, West Zone–said: “I’ve never liked to [...]
Cidade de Deus–Working with Informalized Mass Housing in Brazil by Marc Angélil and Rainer Hehl [BOOK REVIEW]
Cidade de Deus–Working with Informalized Mass Housing in Brazil is a 2013 publication by Marc Angélil and Rainer Hehl, in collaboration with Something Fantastic, [...]
Peace, Pacification and UPPs in the Favelas [IMAGES]
I have never accepted the term “pacification,” adopted as a slogan by the government and repeated all over the media. By consensus, peace is a desired state of mind and [...]
Complexo do Alemão Collectives Create Manifesto for Peace
Collectives and individuals; community groups, NGOs, alternative media, activists, young people, children and adults; residents of Complexo de Alemão, other favelas and the [...]