Clique aqui para Português This article is a revised version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (Tampa, FL. April 2014) An architect recently described the Morar Carioca […]
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 Pacification Unit (UPP) has been promoted to commanding officer of the South […]
Clique aqui para Português President of the Organizing Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Carlos Nuzman recently remarked that “Rio 2016 is intensifying its relationship with society.” He continued, “The Games will leave a huge legacy for both […]
Last weekend, Columbia University’s Studio X – Carioca Center of Design hosted Entremeios, a series of conferences about lifestyles and creative practices in the city, inviting speakers from the fields of design, architecture, urbanism, anthropology and other social […]
Clique aqui para Português Thousands of families in São Paulo have been driven out of their homes due to extreme rent hikes. Since 2008, the average rent has risen by 97%, with average inflation in the […]