title: [Rethinking the question of the favelas].
abstract: "This article intends to analyze some aspects of the evolution of Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]'s squatter settlements over the last decades with emphasis on:  the improvement of its residential conditions, the growing diversification of its socio-economic activities and the consequent valorization of its space."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001938:Brazil; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D007843:Latin America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Americas; Brazil; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Latin America; Low Income Population; Population; Population Characteristics; Residence Characteristics; Slums; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; South America; Spatial Distribution; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization