Quotations and my own definition after having visited favelas in Rio de Janeiro and having interviewed architects, urban planers, community workers, favelados, etc.
theory
From the ’Famine Aesthetic’ to the ‘Favela-Pop’
An Architect’s Office in a Favela
1st part of the interview with carioca architect Luis Carlos Toledo, who has a side office in Rocinha, Rio’s biggest favela.