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 [...]
City of God
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 [...]
Minha Casa Minha Vida-Entidades: Federally-Funded Housing Solutions Through Self-Managed Cooperatives
Every month, representatives of 116 families meet in a warehouse in central Rio. The families currently live in different parts of the city: in the favelas of Parque da [...]