Clique aqui para Português This is the fifth article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept […]
Clique aqui para Português For the first time in Brazilian history, favela grassroots movements, mothers of victims of State violence, and civil society organizations were heard by the country’s highest court, the Brazilian Supreme Court […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. Problems with electricity in favelas are chronic and emerged along with the favelas themselves. The State […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series on energy justice and efficiency in Rio’s favelas. According to data from the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), more than 11 million […]
Clique aqui para Português This is our most recent article in a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on human rights and […]