Brazil’s Military Discards Permanent Occupation of Rio Favelas
Officer in charge of leading Rio's military intervention says troops will continue to surround communities to allow police to enter.
February 28, 2018Topic
Dona Marta
Editorial: Rio is Burning, the First UPP was Literally Set on Fire
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last night the first UPP (Police Peacekeeping Unit) station created in...
March 31, 2017Rio’s Santa Marta Favela Opens Tourist Information Desk
A new tourist information post was opened in the community to help orientate visitors and reinforce that Santa Marta as...
May 11, 2016
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
Favela Painting Project Returns to Rio
Dutch duo Haas and Hahn (Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn) are the two artists behind a bold painting project that...
October 15, 2013
Favela Services Struggle After Pacification
The Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP), the agency responsible for the UPP social program, has now announced the creation of an...
September 3, 2013
New UPP Head to Make Changes: Daily
The new Police Pacifying Units (UPPs) commander Colonel Paulo Henrique Azevedo has announce plans to decentralize the power of the...
December 20, 2012
Wealth Growing in Some Favela Communities
The economic differences are becoming more apparent in some of Rio’s favela communities, as a new A/B class is growing.
October 30, 2012
UPPs Reduce Violent Deaths by 78 Percent
A study found that the UPPs have reduced the rates of violent deaths, such as homicides and deaths in encounters...
September 25, 2012