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Morar Carioca: The Dismantling of a Dream Favela Upgrading Program

By Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • September 10, 2014

Clique aqui para Português This article is a revised version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (Tampa, FL. April 2014) An architect recently described the Morar Carioca […]

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Diverging Paths: Vila Autódromo Residents Resist, Move On, Await

By Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • August 11, 2014

Clique aqui para Português “O meu lugar, É cercado de luta e suor, Esperança num mundo melhor” “My place, It is surrounded by struggle and sweat, Hope for a better world” Maria do Socorro’s 14-year-old […]

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Mayor Eduardo Paes on the 2016 Olympic Games Legacy

By Benjamin Parkin, Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • May 3, 2014

On Monday, April 28, 2014, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes spoke to a small but energetic audience at a closed-door OsteRio event. His talk was in response to a “crisis of credibility” that has […]

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Injunction Stopping Demolitions in Vila Autódromo Overturned

By Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • March 27, 2014

Clique aqui para Português The injunction preventing further demolitions in Vila Autódromo has been overturned. On Tuesday March 25, the head of the Rio State Public Defenders’ Office, whose Housing and Lands Office (NUTH) legally […]

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Resistance Continues Following First Demolitions in Vila Autódromo

By Benjamin Parkin, Kate Steiker-Ginzberg • March 25, 2014

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, March 22, Vila Autódromo experienced what witnesses refer to as the City’s “divide and conquer” strategy: coercive tactics designed to create discord in the community. An injunction filed by […]

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