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Don’t Wait for the Planner: The Potential of Marrying Tactical Urbanism & CPTED in Rio’s Favelas

By Mayu Takeda • October 24, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a four-part series on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. When it comes to Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, one thing is clear–particularly with the city’s oldest favela […]

#GentrificationWatch

The Maputo-Rio Connection Part 2: The Common Challenges of Regularization and Gentrification

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Rachel Brabbins • October 20, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a three-part series on the connections between Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and Maputo’s caniços, focusing on history, land regularization, and culture. In Maputo, the capital […]

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The Maputo-Rio de Janeiro Connection Part 1: The Caniço Meets The Favela

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Rachel Brabbins • October 10, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a three-part series on the connections between Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and Maputo’s caniços, focusing on history, land regularization, and culture. In addition to having […]

#LegacyWatch

In Favelas, Almost 70% See Failings in UPPs but a Majority Wants Them to Stay

By Paula Bianchi • Translation by Cara D’Rosario • October 5, 2017

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Paula Bianchi in Portuguese published by UOL Notícias, click here. Nearly ten years since its creation, the Pacifying Police Units (UPP) project is almost on its knees. With 38 […]

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History of Urban Renewal ‘Project Rio’ in Maré Part 3: Government Breakdown

By Claire Jones • July 20, 2017

Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a three-part series on the history of the Projeto Rio urban renewal program in Maré, from 1979 to 1981. Aside from the protests, government weaknesses also […]

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