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Berkeley Planning Journal, 2012 Currently, the most interesting efforts to address informal settlements, or favelas, are exemplified in Latin America. We are now witnessing spectacular libraries in depressed neighborhoods, gondola systems in marginalized areas, and museums in informal settlements.
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Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle A Multi-generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas, 1968–2008 [PDF]
This paper describes the methodology of a longitudinal multi-generational study in the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio de Janeiro from 1968 to 2008. Major political transformations took place in Brazil during this interval: from dictatorship to ‘opening’ to
Perlman, Janice E.
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Closing the Gap Between Rights and Realities for Children and Youth in Urban Brazil: Reflections on a Brazilian Project to Improve Policies for Street Children [PDF]
, 2011 Describes the successful use of Children's Rights Councils to promulgate policies to help children who spend their days (and in many cases nights) on the streets.
Irene Rizzini, Malcolm Bush
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Stratified consumer activism: How socioeconomic status shapes boycott participation
Journal of Consumer Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 261-269, April 2026.Abstract Consumer activism is becoming increasingly common worldwide, but are all consumer groups as likely to engage in these practices? The current research investigates the presence of socioeconomic status (SES) differences in boycotting participation and explores the psychological processes underlying potential discrepancies.
Yan Vieites +2 more
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Estudos AvançadosResumo O tráfico de drogas tornou-se o principal fator para a crescente escalada da violência e um dos maiores obstáculos para o sucesso dos serviços públicos de saúde nas favelas.
Ana Lydia Sawaya +2 more
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Consistent Microbial Assembly in the Rhizosphere of Crop Wild Progenitors
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Microbiome rewilding seeks to harness plant‐microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture, assuming that ancestral microbial partners have been lost during domestication and geographical spread. Designing microbiome rewilding strategies requires a quantitative and predictive understanding of the fundamental ecological processes ...
Miguel de Celis +31 more
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COVID-19 NAS FAVELAS E PERIFERIAS BRASILEIRAS
, 2020 O presente texto, traz consigo a analise dos principais fatores que devem contribuir para que as favelas brasileiras sejam as regioes mais afetadas pela Covid-19 nos proximos meses, pensando tambem nas medidas de distanciamento e isolamento social ...
Y. Macedo +2 more
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FAVELAS EM CIDADES MÉDIAS: ALGUMAS CONSIDERAÇÕES
Caminhos de Geografia, 2010 Percebe-se que a crescente formação de favelas não é uma característica apenas das cidades grandes, haja vista que nos últimos anos tem ocorrido um crescimento deste tipo de assentamento humano em cidade média.
Marcos Esdras Leite
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The Dynamic Nature of Nearshore Shark Nurseries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Some habitats serve particularly important functions for wildlife. Identifying and appropriately managing these ‘essential habitats’ is critical, especially for wildlife that have faced severe population declines like sharks. Nursery habitats aid in the survival and development of juvenile sharks, which until recently were not formally ...
Philip Matich +5 more
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Que transmet l’école publique au Brésil ?
Temporalités, 2007 This article studies certain aspects of how knowledge is transmitted in Brazilian state schools. Since the 1980s, the school system has opened its doors to the most underprivileged segments of the urban populations, bringing about considerable changes in
Christophe Brochier
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