books are sorted into four categories, namely pre- and post pacification in 2008, historical publications and finally, the most recently released. in it's entirity the collection gives a fascinating  sense of the remarkable changes these communities and the city of rio have undergone throughout history.

pre-upp publications outnumber those published post-upp, however, all of the work listed here offers in-depth analysis of the social phenomenon of favelas. the collection includes works by some of the most well known researchers on the topic, including janice perlman and  robert gay.

for further reading, the publication pensando as favelas do rio de janeiro, 1906-2000: uma bibliografia analítica  (thinking rio de janeiro's favelas, 1906-2000 an analytic biography)by licia do prado valladares and lídia medeiros lists 668 titles of works about favelas published in the last century. It incorporates works in portuguese, spanish, french, and english in limited print, and it can be found via this link by the research centre urban data.