Project UPP Generation Students Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger
Students from the Adeus and Baiana area of Complexo do Alemão favela community, through the UPP (Pacifying Police Unit) had...
April 4, 2016Topic
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Rio’s Santa Marta Favela Celebrates Seven Years of the UPP
The Santa Marta favela community, also known as Dona Marta, sits above Botafogo in Zona Sul (South Zone) of Rio,...
December 22, 2015
Rio’s Casa Geração Fashion School Hosts Party in Vidigal July 4th
The Casa Geração fashion school located in Rio's Vidigal favela is hosting a party at the very top of the...
July 2, 2015
Complexo do Alemão Favela Protests After Ten-Year Old Killed
Residents of Rio's Complexo do Alemão made a protest calling for peace in the community after the death of Eduardo...
April 6, 2015
Military Police to Take Over in Rio’s Complexo da Maré
Rio de Janeiro's Military Police has started the operation to take over the command in the Complexo da Maré favela...
April 1, 2015
Rio’s UPP in Cerro-Corá Fosters Community with Kickboxing
The kickboxing training program in the Cerro-Corá favela comunity is meant to foster positive relationships between the UPP and the...
March 23, 2015
Military Police Announce New Heads for 16 of 38 UPPs in Rio
The press office of the Coordinator of Pacifying Police (CPP) confirmed the change of command in 16 of 38 UPPs...
December 21, 2014
Santa Marta Community in Rio Marks Six Years with UPP
In Santa Marta, also known as Dona Marta, the community is benefiting from stable security and an improved socio-economic environment.
December 19, 2014
Residents Tell of Abuse by Pacification Force in Maré
Rio de Janeiro residents condemn the hardships and abuses suffered at the hands of the Pacification Force of Complexo da...
November 6, 2014