1. Recovering the African roots of Rio's favelas: the work of a Brazilian NGO
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Corrent,Manola (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 104 p, The history of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro begins in the final years of the nineteenth century as Brazil transitioned from an empire to a republic. As the nation continued to undergo dramatic political changes throughout the course of the twentieth century, the slums of its second largest city grew in size and number, in turn experiencing significant changes of their own. Initially, these communities were loosely incorporated squatter settlements that sprang up organically in order to house internal migrants and itinerant laborers. As they became more numerous and increasingly populated by a burgeoning urban underclass, favela residents began to organize internally, forming associações de moradores, or residents’ associations.