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What Are the Impacts of Rio de Janeiro’s New ‘Maravalley’ Technology Hub on the Favelas of the Historic Port Region?

By Igor Soares • Translation by Maria Fernanda Godinho • October 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português The mayor of Rio de Janeiro aims to transform the city’s Port Region into a technology hub. Newly reelected, Eduardo Paes plans to turn the area into a hotspot for high-tech and […]

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Coops and Other Self-Managed Collective Housing Strengthen Community Practices in Latin American Cities

By Pedro Lima • Translation by Staff • August 16, 2024

Clique aqui para Português This article summarizes some of the findings from the ongoing doctoral study ‘Collective Ownership and Housing Self-Management in Latin America: Contemporary Challenges and Horizons,’ by Pedro Lima, advised by Professor Raquel […]

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Razia Khanom, VP of London Community Land Trust: ‘The Community Spirit of Favelas Should Be Implemented in the UK’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 13, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Razia Khanom, Vice-President of the London Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused on collective ownership of land […]

Ashley Allen, the executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust. Photo: Bárbara Dias
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Ashley Allen, Executive Director of the Houston Community Land Trust: ‘There Should be a Global Summit for Housing’ [INTERVIEW]

By Sana Khan • May 11, 2024

Clique aqui para Português In November 2023, Ashley Allen, executive director of the Houston Community Land Trust, visited Rio de Janeiro for the Favela CLT Project‘s* 5th Anniversary and 3rd National Seminar. The event focused […]

*Highlight

After Three Years of Review, Rio de Janeiro Approves its New Master Plan: Explore Two Innovations with Impacts for the Favelas

By Felipe Litsek • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • December 28, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The city of Rio de Janeiro officially has a new Master Plan. In an extraordinary session held on December 11, 2023, councilors approved Bill Complement No. 44-A/2021, instituting the new Master […]

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