Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Rebeca Brandão in Portuguese published by Agulha on May 24 click here. Today, I would certainly prefer to write about the punks from Mesquita and the construction of an […]
Clique aqui para Português Since 2008, when the first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) began occupying the Santa Marta favela, Rio de Janeiro’s state government has pursued aggressive policies to combat organized crime related to the drug trade and bring […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. The first two articles of this series […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. Sociologist Anthony Giddens argues that, due to […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a four-part series on the social construction of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. The first article of this series established how […]