the paper 'favelas cariocas: comparação das áreas ocupadas 2004-2011' (favelas cariocas: a comparison of occupied areas 2004-2011) is a telling study on the evolution of these districts in the last few years.

also published by rio's prefecture, the study favelas na cidade do rio de janeiro: o quadro populacional com base no censo 2010 (favelas in rio de janeiro: population framework based on 2010 census) offers precious information of the status of rio's favelas in terms of occupancy and other issues.

Authors Rosa Helena Mendonça, Ecio Salles, Ivana Bentes, Jorge Luiz Barbosa, Marcus Faustini published the series Cultura Urbana e Educação (Urban Culture and Education) in 2009. It brings together a number of voices, articulating views on urban expressions of life and identity, and the need for consistent dialogue between school culture, and culture which emerges organically from favelas.