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Madonna and the Risks of Land Titling

Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, published in Maré de Notícias, click here. With Madonna rumored to have just purchased a house near David Beckham’s in fastest-gentrifying Vidigal–the seaside favela known for halting military government evictions […]

Favela Qualities

A City Planner Responds: What is a Favela?

For original click here. by Theresa Williamson, Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning and Executive Director of Catalytic Communities After thirteen years visiting favelas across Rio on a weekly basis, I still marvel at the creative […]