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History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police Part 2: From Dictatorship to Drug War

By Patrick Ashcroft • March 5, 2014

Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click for Parts 1, 3, and 4. Bandido favelado não se varre com vassoura se […]

Hard Times in the Marvelous City by Bryan McCann [BOOK REVIEW]

By Nyasha Weinberg • March 3, 2014

Clique aqui para Português In 1978 favela residents, liberation theologians and activists mobilized to successfully defend Vidigal against eviction attempts. Those protesting removal used ingenious methods of resistance. These included providing daily coffees to placate […]