Wright, Madeleine2012-10-092012-10-092012-10-09http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11578Does the Favela Pacification Program have a chance of altering the history of societal marginalization surrounding the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and their residents? The Favela Pacification Program, launched in 2008, presents a significant opportunity to affect change and alter one of Brazil’s most enduring historical patterns of societal marginalization. The objective of this paper is to examine the development of the Favela Pacification Program - how it came into being, and how it is currently affecting the city of Rio de Janeiro. I will examine the possibilities for the future of the Program and the favelas themselves, as well as the roles that social marginalization, violence, and disintegration play in favela life and local perception of the favelas. In addition, I will explore the Favela Pacification Program through history, politics, ideology, and current affairs. Finally, I will provide an examination of the “formal” versus “informal” city through a case study in the favela of Cantagalo, where I conducted short-term research in 2011.en-USRio de JaneiroFavela Pacification ProgramCantagaloThesis