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A History of Favela Upgrades Part II: Introducing Favela-Bairro (1988-2008)

By Catherine Osborn • November 26, 2012

Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 of a three-part series on the History of Favela Upgrades in Rio. Click for Part 1 and Part 3. Walk into a favela in Rio today and you may see railings and […]

Public square as a community right

By Sarah De Rose • July 28, 2011

Last week, O Centro Loyola de Fé e Cultura from PUC University hosted the last part of a lecture series entitled “Builders and the Built – the spaces of human relations” which set out to […]