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Fearful, Rio’s Neighboring Municipalities Want UPPs

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 […]

Barreira do Vasco Seeks Sanitation Improvements from Morar Carioca

By Felicity Clarke • January 7, 2013

Residents of São Cristóvão’s First Favela, Barreira do Vasco, seek community oversight, sanitation and electricity improvements–and no evictions–as one of the first favelas to benefit from the Morar Carioca favela upgrading program. Located next to […]