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Favela Não Se Cala Mobilizes Residents in Complexo do Caju

“The solution to your problems does not come from the outside!” André Constantine proclaimed before a group of residents at a meeting in Complexo do Caju on Sunday, October 6. “We are here, also ‘favelados,’ […]

Fearful, Rio’s Neighboring Municipalities Want UPPs

By Alessandro Lo-Bianco, Raphael Bittencourt • Translation by Emma Platais • March 20, 2013

For the original report in O Dia in Portuguese click here. The migration of criminals from the pacified favelas to the suburbs of the Baixada Fluminense (Rio’s Greater Metropolitan Region) has caused local authorities to […]