#UPPWatch
Favela Citizenship and the UPPs
“I just want to be happy, walk with tranquility in the favela where I was born. And be proud and have the awareness that a poor person has his place… My dear authorities, I don’t know […]
Policies
#EvictionsWatch
Transcarioca: Irregularities and Evictions in Olympic Roadworks
Clique aqui para Português Connecting Barra da Tijuca and the Olympic Park with the International Airport, the Transcarioca highway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route is the most visible transport infrastructure work the city of […]
#GentrificationWatch
Favelas and Speculation
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Victor Domingues in Portuguese published in Observatório de Favelas click here. According to estimates by the São Paulo Civil Defense, one person died and 300 were left homeless […]
#GentrificationWatch
“We Know What’s Best for You” City Officials Tell Resident During Eviction Proceeding
Clique aqui para Português A Babilonia couple that now owns two houses in the increasingly pricey Zona Sul favela may end up owning nothing, and all because they tried to follow the city’s ever changing […]
#CommunityMedia
Community Perspectives on the Occupation of Jacarezinho and Manguinhos
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the favelas of Jacarezinho and Manguinhos were occupied by BOPE (Special Forces Battalion) assisted by Navy tanks, military police (PMs), civil police and Federal Highway Police aircraft in preparation for […]