furthermore, published by the instituto de estudos do trabalho e sociedade  (iets), a non-profit organization aimed at knowledge dissemination pertaining to work and society, the paper perfil sócio econômico das favelas da cidade do rio de janeiro (socio-economic profile of rio de janeiro's favelas) identifies the main characteristics of residents of rio's favelas in order to better understand their difficulties in relation to employment and integration.

firearms and drugs fuel conflict in brazil's favelas is a study by the the united nations office on drug and crime (unodc) drug dealers and related violence inside rio's favelas. this remarkable paper discusses gangs seeking military-like expertise to fight the police and attacks against the police force itself to obtain weapons.