available in most bookstores, Guia Gastronômico das Favelas do Rio can also be purchased online via livraria cultura on this link, and via livraria travessa here.   

Published by Casa da Palavra the book Favelas do Rio de Janeiro - História e direito (Favelas of Rio de Janeiro - History and law), by Rafael Soares Gonçalves follows The historical development of how the favelas only began to receive systematic academic attention in the second half of the 20th Century.

In this text, Rafael Soares Gonçalves debunks the prevailing passive stereotype of community inhabitants, presenting them instead as active participants in the formation of their urban reality, having demonstrated legal expertise and prowess in strategic mobilization.

He considers how the legal concept of a 'favela' impacted political policies and governmental initiatives, but fell short in improving the stigma attached to these spaces.