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desigualdade e favelas cariocas: a cidade partida está se integrando?   (inequality and favelas of rio de janeiro: is the divided city integrating?) is a paper commissioned by the administration of the city of rio.  prepared by marcelo cortes neri in association with the center for urban studies insituto pereira passos, this research examines poverty by area, access to financing, access to public services, trash collection, and adolescent pregnancies.  slides illustrating this presentation can be seen here.