The Guia Gastronômico das Favelas do Rio was preceded by Sergio Bloch's other work, the Guia Carioca da Gastronomia de Rua, a guide focusing on street food in the city of Rio de Janeiro. 

similarly to the Guia Carioca da Gastronomia de Rua, the favela guide presents more than just professional quality photos and locations of the foods and establishments - it also tells the history of the restaurants and the unique stories of their founders. 

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 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) by Colonel Carlos Alberto de Lima charts the very first pacification process that took place in two favela conglomerates, considered the bastions of drug trafficking in 2010.