Writer: Raquel Rolnik

Raquel Rolnik is an architect and urban planner with over 30 years experience in planning and urban land management. She is Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo. At the 7th session of the Human Rights Council she was appointed second United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing.

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Rio de Janeiro: City For Sale?

By • Translation by • June 6, 2013

View original in Portuguese here. Article by Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur to the UN on Adequate Housing. After announcing the “Estação Patrocinada” (“Sponsored Station”) project, Metrô Rio, the management company for Rio de Janeiro’s metro system, […]

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My House, My Debt?*

By • Translation by • September 26, 2012

Clique aqui para Português View original article in Portuguese here. Article by Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur to the UN on Adequate Housing. Researchers from IPEA, the Institute for Applied Economic Research, recently published a study that suggests that […]