Clique aqui para Português This is Part 1 of a three-part series on the History of Favela Upgrades in Rio. Click for Part 2 and Part 3. Housing rights activists today defend the practice of on-site upgrading of […]
Clique aqui para Português The government normally takes one of two approaches to its relationship with favelas in Rio de Janeiro: either favelas are a blight on the city and should be replaced, or they can […]
Say what you want about Morar Carioca, the latest incarnation of Rio’s favela upgrading programs, but you can’t claim that it’s lacking in ambition – at least not on paper. The initiative, which is actually […]