Since the 1980s’ in Rio de Janeiro, local authorities have conducted the so-called 'drug on war' policy, which has fought mainly within the favelas between the police and drug gangs occupying these territories. Because of the high level of violence that characterized the city since that time, it has been perceived globally as a “city in war”. In recent years, with the aim of attracting investors and private capital within the city, Rio de Janeiro's policy makers favoured a global-scale urban competitiveness strategy aimed at organizing mega events. In fact, the city hosted the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics Games in 2016 mong others. However, in order to prove itself as a competitive city, Rio had to clean up its image as a “violent place”. For this reason, in 2008 authorities created the “Pacific Police Units”, a program to recover some of the favelas previously occupied by criminal groups. This policy created inequalities for the lower strata of the population.

Pacification of Favelas, Mega Events and the Creation of New Inequalities in the Global South: The Case of Rio de Janeiro.

G. Costa
2018-01-01

Abstract

Since the 1980s’ in Rio de Janeiro, local authorities have conducted the so-called 'drug on war' policy, which has fought mainly within the favelas between the police and drug gangs occupying these territories. Because of the high level of violence that characterized the city since that time, it has been perceived globally as a “city in war”. In recent years, with the aim of attracting investors and private capital within the city, Rio de Janeiro's policy makers favoured a global-scale urban competitiveness strategy aimed at organizing mega events. In fact, the city hosted the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics Games in 2016 mong others. However, in order to prove itself as a competitive city, Rio had to clean up its image as a “violent place”. For this reason, in 2008 authorities created the “Pacific Police Units”, a program to recover some of the favelas previously occupied by criminal groups. This policy created inequalities for the lower strata of the population.
2018
Sustainable Urban Development and Globalizations. New Strategies for New Challenges- with a Focus on the Global South
978-3-319-61987-3
Mega Events
Rio de Janeiro
Pacification
Favelas
Inequalities
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