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[ September 30, 2022 ] What Proposals do Candidates for Governor Have for Rio’s Favelas? #ParticipationWatch
[ September 30, 2022 ] Eleven Candidates From Rio’s Favelas Seek to Increase Representation in the Parliaments #ParticipationWatch
[ September 29, 2022 ] Homelessness in Brazil Went Up 16%. Read Our Presidential Candidates’ Proposals to Combat the Housing Crisis by Community Contributors
[ September 27, 2022 ] Six Years After Rio Olympics, City Begins Construction of Vila Autódromo’s Community Spaces [IMAGES] #EvictionsWatch
[ September 25, 2022 ] Casa Fluminense Holds Discussions With Rio de Janeiro’s Gubernatorial Candidates About Their Plans for Rio by Community Contributors

A Bridge Too Far? Land Titling For What? Debates on Favelas in Rio Speak Very Different Languages

By Ezra Spira-Cohen • September 24, 2018

Clique aqui para Português Two events held on Tuesday, September 18 demonstrated an enormous divide between groups working on issues related to favelas and favela residents in Rio de Janeiro. Both events had more than […]

Temer’s Land Regularization Law, One Year On: Assessing the Impact on Favelas

By Ezra Spira-Cohen • August 17, 2018

Clique aqui para Português In July 2017, federal lawmakers transformed the controversial Provisional Measure 759 into Law 13.465—known as the Land Regularization Law—approving measures that streamline the process of land regularization in urban and rural areas. […]