Our document database has useful information on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the communities we serve. If you are an academic, or just someone with an inquisitive side, these resources will be of value to you.
DOCUMENTS:
*Article in the St. John’s Humanitarian Review
Quilombos, Cortiços, Favelas: Moving from Historical Oppression to Social Transformation
by André Sales Batista, Marcos Burgos, and Ricarte Echevarría
*The Favelas of Rio and Inequality – August 2009 – (Portuguese)
Favelas do Rio e Desigualdade. Relatorio. Marcelo Neri, Agosto 2010
*Why the UPP Doesn’t Work For Everyone? – (Portuguese)
Marcelo Freixo – Professor e Deputado Estadual (PSol-RJ)
Porque as UPPs Não Chegam Para Todos?
*Challenge of Slums
Global Report On Human Settlements 2003 (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)
*The Origins of The Favelas (Portuguese)
Constructing the “Right to the City” in Brazil – EDÉSIO FERNANDES
While there has been a growing utilization of Henri Lefebvre’s concept of the ‘right to the city’, not much has been said about the legal implications of such a concept. This article discusses the main aspects of the legal construction of the ‘right to the city’ in Brazil.
Fact Sheet No. 25: Evictions and Human Rights
Fact Sheet No. 25: Evictions and Human Rights
Rio de Janeiro After 2016 (Official Strategic Document)
Rio de Janeiro After 2016 (Official Strategic Document)
MEGA EVENTS:
Chris Gaffney – Mega Events (Rio de Janeiro, 2010)
Chris Gaffney 2010, Mega Events, Rio de Janeiro
PAC PROGRAM:
Links Of Interest
brasil.gov
2009 Community Census From the Program for Accelerated Growth
