Rio de Janeiro's 'war on drugs' is notorious for its outrageous violence in the metropolis' poorest neighbourhoods, the 'favelas', which are home to over a million people. Many of these favelas are under the rule of heavily armed drug gangs whose social and territorial control is only ...
In January 2003, while there were still twenty kilometres of unpaved road in the Interoceanic Highway in the Brazilian perimeter, we performed a nutritional assessment of the children’s population under 5 years of age in the urban area of Assis Brasil aiming to determine the prevalence of maln...
s favelas, or shantytowns, are horizontal, not vertical, and do not overhang or directly abutaffluentneighbourhoods as in Rio de Janeiro. The new favelas that are rising are well removed from the centre and disconnected from city services. As they grow, only some areintegratedinto the city;...
The lack of mountains or even significant hillsides means that São Paulo’s favelas, or shantytowns, are horizontal, not vertical, and do not overhang or directly abut affluent neighbourhoods as in Rio de Janeiro. The new favelas that are rising are well removed from the centre and ...
The lack of mountains or even significant hillsides means that São Paulo’s favelas, or shantytowns, are horizontal, not vertical, and do not overhang or directly abut affluent neighbourhoods as in Rio de Janeiro. The new favelas that are rising are well removed from the centre and ...
The lack of mountains or even significant hillsides means that São Paulo’s favelas, or shantytowns, are horizontal, not vertical, and do not overhang or directly abut affluent neighbourhoods as in Rio de Janeiro. The new favelas that are rising are well removed from the centre and ...
Examine the poverty endured by the Brazilian population living in favelas on the outskirts of major citiesThe sharp contrasts between rich and poor in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.(more)See all videos for this article Rio de Janeiro has Brazil’s second largest metropolitan population. Other ...