Tag: Gentrification
By Chris Kudialis, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 combined residents, the neighboring morros (hills) of Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho offer picturesque views of Copacabana Beach and an ideal location between several of Rio...
By Joanna Hansford and Mary Bolling Blackiston, Contributing Reporters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following the pacification of some of Rio’s more fortunately located favela communities, a spike in speculation has driven some development higher than many would have thought...
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Following decades of neglect, the cluster of neighborhoods that comprise Rio de Janeiro's historic Centro are currently in an exciting, long term process of redevelopment.
While the focus is on attracting people...