Clique aqui para Português A debate to discuss favela tourism as a tool for social inclusion took place on Tuesday March 11 in Tabajaras, Copacabana. The event was the twelfth in a series of debates organized […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 1 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. Rio de Janeiro’s Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) program was initiated in late 2008; today units have been installed in 38 […]
For the original article in Portuguese by Davison Coutinho published in Jornal do Brasil, click here. Major Priscila Azevedo, commanding officer of Rocinha’s Police Pacification Unit (UPP) has been promoted to commanding officer of the South […]
For the original by Viva Favela correspondents in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. If in some way the favelas and asphalt share similarities at this time, it is in the lack of enthusiasm for the World […]
For the original by Junior Almeida in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. Despite the lack of official figures to prove the increase, the feeling among community leaders and residents of Ladeira dos Tabajaras and Morro […]