Research Center
Catalytic Communities supports researchers committed to deepening understanding and knowledge on favelas in constructive ways that support their inclusive development. We do this both by taking on independent researchers as interns, who carry out research projects under the guise of CatComm with access to our networks and direction, and by offering strategic and logistical support to institutional researchers–MA, doctoral students, or academics looking for a critical perspective, ideas about productive lines for research, contacts, and more.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [View PDF] September 20, 2022—The same year that the Brazilian Census is being carried out, after a decade without updated official data on the
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD WILL HOLD ITS SECOND PRESS CONFERENCE THIS THURSDAY, 8/13 ‘BEHIND THE FAVELA CORONAVIRUS
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] RIO DE JANEIRO’S COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO LAUNCH JULY 9 Initiative unites diverse peripheral collectives and
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June 30, 2020—Just out, On Common Ground: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust is a collection of twenty-six original essays, written by forty-two
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March 16, 2020 Now available for download, “The Favela Community Land Trust: A Sustainable Housing Model for the Global South,” chapter by Catalytic Communities’
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March 1, 2020 Now available “Favela vs. Asphalt: Suggesting a New Lens on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas and Formal City” chapter by Catalytic Communities’
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June 15, 2019—Just out! Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson published a chapter entitled “The Favela Community Land Trust: A
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March 1, 2019 Now available “Rio’s Favelas: The Power of Informal Urbanism” chapter by Catalytic Communities’ Theresa Williamson published in
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Olympics organizers consistently push the notion that the Games are good for cities, countries, and the international community. A growing body of literature suggests
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On July 28, 2018, Catalytic Communities (CatComm) organized a panel entitled “Resignifying Favelas Based on Core Qualities: History, Solutions, Resilience,
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