Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations Part 1: 2008-2010
This is Part 1 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. Rio de Janeiro’s Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) program was initiated in [...]
Santa Marta
Mail Service in Rio’s Favelas: Community Solutions in the Face of Government Neglect
The informal geography and history of favelas can mean it is difficult for letters and packages to be delivered to residents. The creativity and entrepreneurship of favela [...]
Engaging Play in Rio’s Favelas
What is Play? Play is the action of simply having fun. It encompasses a range of activities that can be accomplished with the body, the mind, with props, and with words. [...]
Between Tension and Conflicts, Rocinha’s UPP Changes Command
For the original article in Portuguese by Davison Coutinho published in Jornal do Brasil, click here. Major Priscila Azevedo, commanding officer of Rocinha’s Police [...]
Why Are Favelas Cultural Incubators?
Finding silence in a favela is like trying to stay dry during the monsoon. Top volume telenovelas compete with powerful sound systems. Evangelical liturgies clash with the [...]