I havent read the Jenkins article but I agree that most "favela thinkers" never spent much time in the field, nor developed long term relations with the places they analyse. To flert with disourse about favela is different than making a liv…
Dear Robert,I'm a reporter for IstoÉ Magazine, one of Brazil's largest weekly magazines. We came across your "Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy" book and became quite interested. Are you available for phone intervi…
Dear Mr. Neuwirth,I commented on the Rocinha post earlier today without realizing you were the author of this blog. I write for Catalytic Communities, and one of our volunteers posted a link to your site. I recently read Shadow Cities, and
Hi! French journalist for FranceInLondon, I am doing an investigation about the squats in order to write an article. Could you help me? I would like to compare the French case an the English case. Thanks in advance for you answer! Hi Anon:I…
Meanwhile in the Netherlands:http://yuriyr.com/blog/?p=224 Rio 2016?http://ovelhadog.blogspot.com Ovelhadog: Some of the coverage has pointed out the juxtaposition of the Olympic pick and the firefight.I doubt that this was a favela show of…
"It seems absolutely outrageous for a civilized country to deny rights to people who have lived in a community for decades."VERY WELL SAID! It is outlandish to its rarest form why it is so difficult for DEVELOPMENT to go hand in hand with f…
Hoi Robert,On your blog and in your book for that matter, you tend to limit yourself to the shantytown dwellers worldwide, ppl that squat emty land and alikes out of necessity, with no further political aspiration.When you reach the shores
My graduate school seminary up in Harlem is currently reading your terrific book, Shadow Cities. We're making a trip to Rio de Janeiro (as well as Lima and Buenos Aires) together in April and was wondering if we could contact you regarding
Have enjoyed your blog. And thought you might be interested in this, if you haven't already seen it - couldn't find an email to fwd it along, so dropping it in below.You can, of course, delete it later.best,Angela-------- Original Message -…
Ironically the elimination of squatter homes will just push out residents to other crowded slums or squatter developments which will make the situation even worse for these urban places This is another great article on squatters that everyo…
Thanks for the interest in the Gaialux light.Follow Up Answers - 1. The costs are not firm yet, but it should be pretty inexpensive. One of the big costs for LED lights is the transformer. Our transformers are recycled cell phone chargers w…
Dear Mr Neuwirth. I would like to get in contact with you regarding a discussion of slum issues and slum upgrading.I haven´t been able to find any e-mail addresses or similar, so I do hope that this reaches you and that you are interested t…