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Favela Citizenship and the UPPs
“I just want to be happy, walk with tranquility in the favela where I was born. And be proud and have the awareness that a poor person has his place… My dear authorities, I don’t know […]
#EvictionsWatch
Residents in Rio Favela Lose Homes to Cable Car
Clique aqui para Português Click here for original article, in Portuguese, by Silvana Bahia* for BBC Brasil. The Morro da Providência community, between the Port Region and Central Station, holds an important place in the […]
#EvictionsWatch
Transcarioca: Irregularities and Evictions in Olympic Roadworks
Clique aqui para Português Connecting Barra da Tijuca and the Olympic Park with the International Airport, the Transcarioca highway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route is the most visible transport infrastructure work the city of […]
Research & Analysis
Shrinking Inequality? Incomes of Blacks and Northeasterners Increase at Twice the Average Rate
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Agência Globo in Portuguese published in Pragmatismo Político click here. The incomes of middle class (“Class C”) blacks and northeasterners have grown at twice the national average. Women […]
#GentrificationWatch
Favelas and Speculation
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Victor Domingues in Portuguese published in Observatório de Favelas click here. According to estimates by the São Paulo Civil Defense, one person died and 300 were left homeless […]