Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published May 28, 2009.
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In Rio de Janeiro, low-income favela, or shantytown, residents are coming to a compromise with their state government. The state was planning to construct walls around 13 favelas to prevent their expansion into the surrounding forests. Representatives from affected communities met with the state’s governor, and appear to have reached a mutually agreeable solution. Zoe Sullivan reports.
