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Morro da Favela by André Diniz and Mauricio Hora, published by Barba Negra R$39,90 ISBN 978-85-8044-095-0

Illustrated Book of Photographer’s Favela Life

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By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - He bought his first compact camera when he was thirteen. “I didn't even have to take a picture. Just looking through the lens viewer was magical,” says photographer Mauricio...
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Security remains an issue in many of the reclassified favelas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, News

Some Rio Favelas Reclassified

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By Helen Trouten Torres, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over forty of Rio’s favelas are to lose their ‘unofficial’ status and be reclassified as official municipal ‘urban communities’ under new city hall minimum quality standards. The plans...
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