Spaces of insecurity? The favelas of Rio de Janeiro between stigmatization and glorification
Despite democratization of the Brazilian political system during the 25 years following the end of military rule, the foundations of Brazil’s democracy have to be described as “precarious”, contributing to a “disjunctive democracy” (Holston 2008), characterized by networks of corruption and clientel...
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Iberoamericana / Vervuert
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Iberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.iai.spk-berlin.de/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/537 |