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UPP Social and Participation: How Not to Integrate Rio

By Tom Smith • December 6, 2011

“Now, we will pay our historic debt to Rocinha. The UPP Social will be here every day, represented by our local managers. History has changed: the city will no longer be divided but become integrated” […]

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Forced Eviction of Community NGO Follows “Pacification” of Vidigal

By Maria Mancinelli • November 30, 2011

Clique aqui para Português While arriving up top of Vidigal–one of Rio’s most scenic South Zone favelas–by moto-taxi on Saturday, I couldn’t help but notice the high concentration of Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers with […]