No menu items!

UPP Favelas See 23% Business Growth

By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Businesses in favelas with Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) are showing a trend towards greater growth, according to a recent study by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). The Brazilian higher education and research center looked at five favelas in Rio de Janeiro that have been ‘pacified’ in recent years.

Speaking at a conference in Rio last week, economist Marcelo Neri referred to the study that analyzed the Pavão-Pavãozinho-Cantagalo,

To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

Check out our other content