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Favelas 101

  • What is a Favela? [ANIMATED VIDEO]

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PO Box 42010
Washington, DC 20015

+1.301.637.7360
+55.21.991.976.444

info@catcomm.org

About Us

Based in Rio de Janeiro and with a US 501[c][3] charitable status, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) is an empowerment, communications, think tank, and advocacy NGO working since 2000 in support of Rio’s favelas at the intersection of sustainable community development, human rights, local-global networks, communications, and urban planning. CatComm supports and empowers residents of informal settlements, evolving strategically to support their needs as they arise.

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Special Thanks

Fundação Heinrich Böll Brasil
Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Global Land Alliance
Rio Por Inteiro
Observatório de Favelas
Casa Fluminense
Ecocity Builders
D3 for Change
Vance Center for Int’l Justice
Yale School of Architecture

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