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Favela Citizenship and the UPPs

“I just want to be happy, walk with tranquility in the favela where I was born. And be proud and have the awareness that a poor person has his place… My dear authorities, I don’t know […]

Policies

The ABCs of Rio’s Municipal Elections

With elections approaching in Rio de Janeiro, political campaigns have a presence on every street corner, television, and billboard. But the complicated political system in Rio, and some of the implications of this system, go […]

Favela Qualities

Asset Mapping Pica-Pau

Click here to see Pica-Pau on the EcoCitizen World Map! Equipped with a GPS, voice recorder, and pair of cameras, my partner Ana Puhač and I entered Pica-Pau, Cordovil looking to compose a profile of […]