Foreigners in the Favela, photo by Ana Branca
#GentrificationWatch

Foreign Invasion of the Favela

Clique aqui para Português Experts warn of risks as growth in demand boosts real estate values. For original article in O Globo click here (or here for the full version). The sound of Portuguese spoken with an […]

by International Observers

Rio Top Tour

On August 30, 2010, the State Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Leisure launched a tourist attraction called Rio Top Tour in Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro´s first pacified favela as of December 22, 2008. The […]

Houses on Morro Santa Marta over buildings in Botafogo
#UPPWatch

Way Beyond the UPP

Clique aqui para Português Here we are more than two years on from the implementation of the UPP (Police Pacification Unit) in Santa Marta, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. What has improved? Here I […]