Clique aqui para Português This is the third article in a four-part series on the social constructions of favelas and the potential of favela tourism to break down negative stereotypes. Sociologist Anthony Giddens argues that, due to […]
For decades, media coverage of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas characterized these neighborhoods as peripheral and violent, documenting organized crime, armed robberies and homicides as somehow inherent to the informal city. As misconceptions of the nature […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro is currently in a special spotlight as athletes, fans, nations and the global media reflect on the one year remaining to the 2016 Olympic Games, set to end exactly […]
The ongoing urban transformations in Rio de Janeiro continue to garner international academic attention, and are the basis for the e-book publication of The Metropolis of Rio de Janeiro: A Space in Transition in English last year. The […]
Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) guarantee free access to capital in Rio’s impoverished communities. For original article in Portuguese in Brasil de Fato click here. The current politics of military intervention implemented through the UPPs (Pacifying […]