Working Favelas, Working People

Over the past few days my social media avenues have been bottlenecked with news and commentary on the protests in Brazil Continue reading →

When the favela protests- Part I

Debunking the myth that the months of intense street protests in Rio de Janeiro 2103 were a middle class phenomenon. Continue reading →

Por una Historia a la Inversa: [Las Eternas Fronteras]

  [ Se estima que para el año 2030, Latinoamérica será 80 por ciento urbana; las megalópolis como Buenos Aires, Continue reading →

The Revolución Bolivariana and the Social Contract

Most of the time I hope to not arrive at conclusions. Siting the intellectual finish line tends to take the Continue reading →

The Free Fare Movement Comes to Rio: protest, public transport and the right to the city

I had intended this post to tell the story of the first time residents from the favela Rocinha “descended from Continue reading →

Brazilian Architects and Urbanists Seize the Moment

The protests in Brazil began over an issue of a fare increase on public transportation, and grew to encompass demands Continue reading →

Socio-Urban Integration and The Brazilian Uprising

When news of the Brazilian protests of began trickling northward, my first thought was of the bajillion times I had Continue reading →

From Occupation to Squatting?

“Occupy” is both the title and the defining directive of the current global protests against income inequality and lack of Continue reading →