Brazil’s Armed Forces Operate in Rio’s Niteroi Favela Communities
This is the second large-scale operation since the Armed Forces arrived in Rio at the end of July and part...
August 16, 2017Topic
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Rio’s Favela Community Residents Protest Against Violence
Representatives from 47 favelas around Rio de Janeiro called for peace on Copacabana Beach after the increased violence in their...
July 3, 2017
Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela has 28 Shootings in 30 Days
According to a new mobile app call “Fogo Cruzado” (Crossfire), 28 shootings were recorded in the region in thirty days...
February 27, 2017
UPP Promotes Free Holiday Camps in Rio’s Favela Communities
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) of Rocinha, Fé/Sereno, Providência and...
January 11, 2017
Rio Favela Communities Gain App to Report Police Abuse
The new application to report police misconduct and abuse, Nós por Nós, has already had 500 downloads and forty incidents...
April 11, 2016
Violent Deaths Increase in Rio’s UPP Areas in First Half of 2015
Pacifying police units have been installed in 38 communities in Rio de Janeiro and currently have almost 10,000 policemen.
November 17, 2015
Crime Numbers Drop in Rio Communities With UPPs
Crime numbers have significantly dropped in communities with a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) between 2008 and 2014 according to the...
May 12, 2015
Land Regularization Program Expands into Rio de Janeiro State
The Rio de Janeiro State government reports that there are currently 117,000 land titles in 900 communities being regularized.
April 28, 2015
Favelas with UPP See Illegal Electric Drop
New research by the Light electric company shows a reduction of “gatos” – illegal ‘high-jacking” of power – from 70...
January 22, 2013