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Hearing at Rio State Legislature Debates Affordable Housing and Budgetary Mismanagement

By Zaynah Karem • July 4, 2019

Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, June 26, housing rights activists and community leaders flooded the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (ALERJ) for a public hearing on affordable housing in the state of Rio […]

The Alves family, longtime residents of Chácara do Algodão in Horto
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Families of Chácara do Algodão in Upscale Horto Fight for Their Future by Remembering Their Past

By Tyler Strobl • May 20, 2019

Clique aqui para Português Originally constructed as a workers’ village for employees of the local fabric factory, Chácara do Algodão is a small community with a long history interlaced with the rise of Brazil’s textile […]

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Favela CLT Workshops, Part 3: Presentation to Public Authorities and Final Reflections

By Tyler Strobl • December 29, 2018

Clique aqui para Português  In Rio de Janeiro, from August 23 to 27, 2018, Catalytic Communities* (CatComm) organized a series of workshops on Community Land Trusts (CLTs), together with a special delegation from the Caño Martín Peña CLT based in San […]

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‘Of Cities and Slums’: Working Paper Analyzes Role of Favelas in Process of Urbanization [REVIEW]

By Alex Besser • December 20, 2018

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 […]

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Countdown to Brazil’s 2018 Elections, Part 8: What Presidential Hopefuls Say About Favelas

By Luisa Fenizola • Translation by Abigail Cramer, Cheyne Bull, Desirée Poets • October 4, 2018

Clique aqui para Português This is the eighth article in an ongoing series on the Brazilian electoral political scene in 2018. The first of two rounds of voting for Brazil’s next president takes place this Sunday, October […]

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