Clique aqui para Português What can academic production from a region like Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense tell us about the region itself? What concerns are born among young Baixada researchers and what do […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Cristina Alves and Regina Eleutério published by Agência Pública click here for the series and here for the article. This is the fourth and final article […]
How should policymakers view the role of favelas in urban development? What policies can they enact to improve them? These are the core research questions for Alexander Monge-Naranjo, Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira, and Luciene Torres de […]
Clique aqui para Português Two events held on Tuesday, September 18 demonstrated an enormous divide between groups working on issues related to favelas and favela residents in Rio de Janeiro. Both events had more than […]
September 14, 2011–The State of Rio’s Public Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, spoke at a Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) law school seminar on the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) of Rio. The event, entitled “UPP: a […]