Bringing the State Back into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro : Understanding Changes in Community Life after the UPP Pacification Process

For many years, Rio de Janeiro has held the dubious distinction of being one of the world s most beautiful cities, and at the same time, one of the most dangerous. This report is the story of Rio s attempt to break with history and establish a new kind of state presence in its favelas. This report documents how life in the favelas is changing as a result of the Police Pacification Unit (UPP) pacification effort, as seen through the eyes of favela residents themselves. This study used a qualitative, case-study approach and consisted of observations, focus groups, and key informant interviews in four favelas. The study fits into the broader territorial approach to urban and social development that the World Bank has been supporting in both the state and city of Rio de Janeiro, and for which the historical alliance between federal, state and municipal governments in Rio has been crucial. These projects have focused on strengthening planning and management of urban growth in the metropolitan region, promoting the provision of affordable housing with access to infrastructure and service, and supporting the implementation of a targeted, comprehensive social development program for the urban poor. Under the social development agenda, the Bank has been providing support to Social UPP since its design stage, in 2010, through technical assistance services to strengthen social governance and territorially-based monitoring and evaluation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-10
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BASIC SERVICES, BETTER SCHOOLS, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, CHILDCARE, CHILDCARE CENTERS, CITIES, CITY LEVEL, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COCAINE, COLLUSION, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, COMPLAINTS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, CORRUPT, CRIME, CRIME RATES, CRIME STATISTICS, CRIMINAL, CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALS, DEATHS, DEMOCRACY, DEMOLITION, DESCRIPTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG, DRUG DEALING, DRUG GANGS, DRUG TRADE, DRUG TRAFFIC, DRUGS, DWELLING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, FAVELA, FAVELA RESIDENTS, FAVELAS, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FORMAL CITY, GANG, GARBAGE COLLECTION, GENDER, GUN, GUNS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CLINICS, HOMES, HOMICIDE, HOMICIDE RATE, HOMICIDE RATES, HOMICIDES, HOTELS, HOUSES, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING UNITS, HUMAN RIGHTS, INFORMAL HOUSING, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, INHABITANTS, INITIATIVE, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, IRREGULAR HOUSING, JUDICIARY, LACK OF INCOME, LAWS, LEADERSHIP, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOW-INCOME, MARIJUANA, MEDIA, MILITARY REGIME, MINISTER, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MURDER, MURDER RATES, NARCOTICS, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEIGHBORHOOD, NEIGHBORHOODS, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONS, OFFENDER, ON URBAN LAND, ORGANIZED CRIME, PENALTIES, PERPETRATOR, POLICE, POLICE BRUTALITY, POLICE CORRUPTION, POLICE FORCE, POLICE PRESENCE, POLITICIANS, PRISON, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY OF LIFE, RAPE, RATES OF CRIME, RECENT URBANIZATION, REPRESSION, RESETTLEMENT, RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS, ROBBERIES, ROBBERY, RULE OF LAW, SECURITY MANAGEMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SETTLEMENT, SHACKS, SLUM, SLUM UPGRADING, SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAM, SLUM UPGRADING PROGRAMS, SLUMS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INTEGRATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SPATIAL MOBILITY, STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENTS, STREET VENDORS, SUBURBS, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TEENAGERS, TENTS, THEFT, THIEVES, TORTURE, TOURISM, TOURISTS, TRAFFIC, TRANSPARENCY, TRIALS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN POOR, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN UPGRADING, URBANIZATION, VIOLENT CRIMES, WEAPONS, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/17431077/bringing-state-back-favelas-rio-de-janeiro-understanding-changes-community-life-after-upp-pacification-process https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13230
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