Olympics revisited – Rio’s Morro da Providencia

For this next post, I want to revisit the oldest favela in Rio de Janeiro- Morro da Providencia- a favela Continue reading →

Gondolas+cable cars+telesféricos

Image above: Medellín’ s Cable in the Comunas 1 and 2; source: Albeiro Lopera I wanted to share an article by Continue reading →

The Starlite Swap Meet: A Photo Essay on the “Nomadic and Popular”

In previous posts, I’ve mentioned my work on the Starlite Swap Meet, a regular outdoor market that takes place in Continue reading →

2011 Leftovers :: Floods + Stairs – Part 1

With the New Year picking up speed and the passed year quickly dissolving in our memory, I want to take Continue reading →

FAVELA CHIC :: Aerial Cable Cars & Gondolas

The upgrading of ‘slums’ in Latin American cities attracts the global eye. Although governments, planners and architects have long intervened Continue reading →

Resistance to Rio’s Celebrated Gondolas, Fetishizing the Teleferico

  Why would local residents rally against major investments in transport infrastructure meant to increase mobility within the favela when Continue reading →