Pacifying and integrating the favelas of Rio de Janeiro An evaluation of the impact of the UPP program on favela residents

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ID6192585
AutoresSarah Oosterbaan (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Joan Van Wijk (0000-0001-9325-2925, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, autor correspondente), Joris Van Wijk
Ano2015
Volume39
Fascículo3
Páginas179-198
Data de publicação2015-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01924036.2014.973052
OpenAlexW2062594886
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas12

In 2008, to curb the violence in the city and in preparation for its bid to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro installed the “Unidades de Policia Pacificadora” (UPP) program. The aim of this program is to increase security by restoring state control in the favelas and by integrating the favelas and their residents into the formal city. Based on an extensive literature review and 30 (in-depth) interviews with key stakeholders, including favela residents, this article evaluates the extent to which the UPP program has reached its goals 5 years after it was introduced. It concludes that the UPP program has deeply impacted the lives of favela residents. Fewer incidents of lethal violence have been registered. At the same time, residents generally feel safer, and pacified favelas have been integrated to some extent in the formal city. But these achievements have – literally – come at a price. Baile funk has left the favelas and the increased costs for public services and housing have compelled some residents to move to marginalized parts of the city

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