Skidmore College Creative Matter MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019 MALS 5-2017 The Divergent Favela: Development, Security, and Resistance in Rocinha Aaron Marcel McClain Skidmore College Follow this and additional works at: https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/mals_stu_schol Recommended Citation McClain, Aaron Marcel, "The Divergent Favela: Development, Security, and Resistance in Rocinha" (2017). MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019. 119. https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/mals_stu_schol/119 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the MALS at Creative Matter. It has been accepted for inclusion in MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019 by an authorized administrator of Creative Matter. For more information, please contact
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