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Clique aqui para Português On July 22, one of the most read local newspapers in the United Kingdom published an article comparing overcrowded student accommodation in Birmingham to “Third World Shanty Towns.” Local politicians commented that one […]
By 2050, around one third of the world’s population is expected to be living in informal settlements. The processes of informal production have an essential role in growing cities around the world, as rural to urban […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro is increasingly investing in its museum infrastructure, with three new world class museums launched or programed in recent years; the Rio Museum of Art opened in 2013, in […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the second in a two-part series on translating “favela.” For Part 1 click here. Scroll to the end for the interactive map. Reflecting on the huge generalization which results in using just […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first in a two-part series on translating “favela.” For Part 2 click here. In the major cities of the world, there is a common urban phenomenon: informal settlements. According to […]