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The ‘Discontinuous Continuity’ of Favela Upgrading Programs [REFERENCE]

By Gabriele Roza, Giulia Santos, Juliana Marques • Translation by Sharonya Vadakattu • January 6, 2020

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published by data_labe on Medium, click here. Reporting by Gabriele Roza, with data analysis by Juliana Marques, and art by Giulia Santos. Mayor Marcelo Crivella […]

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Favela Residents As Urban Guinea Pigs [OPINION]

By Washington Fajardo • Translation by Dylan Blau Edelstein • September 19, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Time goes by, and those in Rio de Janeiro’s government continue to insist upon announcing grand schemes for the favelas. This time it’s a “grand boulevard” in the South Zone favela […]

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25 Years On, Seminar Celebrates Favela-Bairro Upgrading Program

By Ben Bildsten, Luisa Fenizola, Zaynah Karem • June 3, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Favela-Bairro was an ambitious program established in 1994 with the aim of upgrading favelas to the status of formal neighborhoods (“bairros” in Portuguese) through infrastructure interventions, public services, public facilities, and […]

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Favelas and Inequality are the Focus of Discussion on Urban Planning and Security in Rio

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Júlia Hara Medeiros • June 12, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Some time since the last event, the OsteRio event series returned to a new location: Rio’s South Zone neighborhood of Jardim Botânico. Currently hosted by Institute for Studies on Labor and Society […]

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Fifteen Months of Mayor Crivella’s Administration, Part 2: Urban and Social Interventions

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Melinda Gurr • May 10, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the second article in a two-part series monitoring and critiquing Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella during his time in office thus far, and covering policies related to culture, public security, […]

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