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Vulnerability, neglect, and collectivity in Brazilian favelas: Surviving the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s necropolitics [PDF]
Urban Studies, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequities and injustices in Brazil, seen in the disproportionately detrimental impacts on favelas. State policy responses to the pandemic have disregarded favela residents’ experiences. Recommendations such as
Patricia de Toledo Basile
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The Potential to Address Disease Vectors in Favelas in Brazil Using Sustainable Drainage Systems: Zika, Drainage and Greywater Management. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Residents of informal settlements, the world over, suffer consequences due to the lack of drainage and greywater management, impacting human and environmental health.
Charlesworth SM +3 more
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Latin American Perspectives, 2021 The action of the women of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas to avoid, prevent, counter, and denounce police violence, both infrapolitically and in the public transcript, are associated with the rise of a political consciousness that is gendered and racialized in
Anne-Marie Veillette
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Percepção dos residentes de favelas brasileiras sobre o ambiente alimentar: um estudo qualitativo [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaResumo A disponibilidade de venda de alimentos no território pode influenciar no consumo alimentar da população. Entretanto, é importante compreender como as pessoas percebem o seu ambiente alimentar para se entender como essa disponibilidade afeta seu ...
Luana Lara Rocha +6 more
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Tourisme et pacification dans les favelas de Rio de Janeiro
Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français, 2023 Tourist visits to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro began in the 1990s and reached their peak in the 2010s, when the city received unprecedented media exposure due to the hosting of the main mega-events of the decade (World Cup, World Youth Day, Olympic ...
Thomas Apchain
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The challenge of decolonizing knowledge: the Marielle Franco Favela Dictionary
Salud Colectiva, 2022 Favelas are described by dominant groups in the society from negative stereotypes, nevertheless, they are now challenged by various collective actors. Departing from an endeavor gathering academics and dwellers, the Marielle Franco Favelas Dictionary is ...
Sonia Fleury +3 more
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Journal of maps, 2023 Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains one of the most significant problems affecting women globally with its elimination being central to achieving SDG 5 on gender equality.
C. McIlwaine +4 more
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Galpão Bela Maré: sentidos e práticas curatoriais urgentes
Poiésis, 2020 O presente artigo apresenta o Galpão Bela Maré, um projeto da organização da sociedade civil de interesse público Observatório de Favelas do Rio de Janeiro em parceria com a Automatica Produtora que, desde 2011, vem construindo na Nova Holanda, uma das ...
Isabela Souza da Silva +1 more
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Talking about the 'rotten fruits' of Rio 2016:framing mega-event legacies [PDF]
, 2021 Legacy has become a watchword of hosting mega-events in recent years, used to justify massive spending and far-reaching urban transformations. However, academic studies of legacy outcomes suggest there is only limited evidence for the efficacy of using ...
Talbot, Adam
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Technology of the oppressed: inequity and the digital mundane in favelas of Brazil
Tapuya Latin American Science Technology and Society, 2023 David Nemer conducts an ethnographic study to analyze how favela residents appropriate everyday technologies, not only artifacts but spaces and processes, in order to alleviate oppressions in daily life. Nemer applies the concept of Mundane Technologies,
Manuela Rocha, Joabi Santos
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