Illegal Election Propaganda Seized in Rio
Roughly 30,000 additional Polícia Militar were deployed across Rio state prior to the elections on Sunday, in addition to around...
October 9, 2012Topic
UPP
Dispute Highlights Interest in Vidigal Property
A conflict between expatriates over land ownership in Rio’s Vidigal favela community is headed for the courts, after residents at...
October 9, 2012
Complexo da Penha to Receive R$580 Million
Complexo da Penha in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) is set to receive investments worth R$580 million (US$290 million) under...
October 2, 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
Lots of Good News
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I don't mean to brag, but after working about fourteen hours yesterday, publishing our...
September 25, 2012
Rio’s Rocinha Favela to Receive UPP: Daily
Almost a year after police forces invaded the notorious and often violent favela Rocinha, it is slated to receive an...
September 20, 2012
Another Policeman Killed in Rocinha
On the night of Thursday, September 13th, military policeman Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed in Rocinha while...
September 18, 2012
Rio Schools in UPP Communities Improve
Schools located in favela neighborhoods with UPPs had a larger increase on their test score results than their counterparts in...
September 11, 2012
Captain Reinstated in Providência UPP
The head of the UPP in Morro da Providência, Captain Glauco Schorcht, was reinstated by the Polícia Militar after being...
September 4, 2012