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.
This is the first in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request
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On August 5th, ‘One Year to Go’ to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, RioOnWatch will host an open Q&A with two of the most vocal women advocating for a positive legacy from
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August 13, 2015–Catalytic Communities’ 2009-2014 ‘Favelas in the Media’ Report Now Available for Download here. For the final version published in
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Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, has just wrapped up an exciting week at the 67th Annual Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado
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Help us document how perceptions of favelas have changed, and fine tune our
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Country-by-country translations for ‘favela’ and the policies and realities that shape them. Reflecting on the huge generalization which results in using just
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In the major cities of the world, there is a common urban phenomenon: informal settlements. According to the United Nations agency, UN-Habitat, which uses the English term
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Vernacular and indigenous architecture, building solutions that can be found in the favelas as well as elements from modern and contemporary urban
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Research by Jake Cummings of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
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Our 2013 Favela Perceptions Survey Results are Out. Learn what respondents say about
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