Gaffney on World Cup Challenges to Urban Governance in Brazil
In addition to concerns over public money spent on stadiums and other infrastructure, the World Cup has raised a host of issues that fundamentally challenge urban governance [...]
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Community Pride & Continued Resistance Against Eviction in Horto
Since the decision of the Federal Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixera, in May last year to redefine the limits of Rio’s Botanical Gardens and remove 520 [...]
Federal Government to Reassess Repossessions in Horto, Jardim Botânico
For the original in Portuguese in O Dia click here. Uproar as the first repossessions commence in the area disputed by 621 families. Rio–The Brazilian Federal Government [...]
Bolsa Família and the Feminist Revolution in the Sertão
For the original article in Marie Claire in Portuguese click here. Over the past five years anthropologist Walquiria Domingues Leão Rêgo has witnessed a change in behavior [...]