published by editora fgv, um século de favela (a century of favelas) tells rio's story through the different viewpoints off 11 intellectuals - brought to the public by award winning and internationally recognized urban anthropologist alba zaluar and professor marcos alvito, this book examines very different representations of favelas, ranging from their exclusion from rio's official maps, to their presentations on colorful pamphlets for international tourists.

through a century-old journey, favelas are shown to be micro-cosmos in continuous expansion, mutation and integration into the wider community of rio, following separate rules and hierarchies - further, favelas are shown as precarious homes for the poor and a source of human ingenuity -  this book is also available via google books and can be read on this link. 

Published by Colonel Carlos Alberto da Lima in 2012, the book Os 583 Dias da Pacificação Dos Complexos da Penha e do Alemão (the 583 Days of the Pacification of the Penha and German Complexes) charts the very first pacification process that took place in two favela conglomerates.