licia valladares's work, social science representations of favelas in rio de janeiro: a historical perspective examines the history of rio's favelas, giving attention to the social perception of these communities and their residents by the rest of the city. furthermore, the study focuses on the use of the word 'favela,' and on the difficulties of removing such classification even after development and urbanization has occurred.

the paper titled Programa Favela-Bairro: uma inovação estratégica?  Estudo do Programa Favela-Bairro no contexto do Plano Estratégico  da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (program favela-bairro: a strategic innovation? a study of the program favela-bairro in the context of rio de janeiro city's strategic planning) by Izabel  Cristina Reis Mendes analyzes how The 'favela bairro program ' was spread as an innovative model of  intervention in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, dealing with the problematic issues of the areas as a whole, aiming at improving the local quality of life.