A favela ainda n o venceu, mas continua lutando. Movimentos sociais de moradores de favela no Rio de Janeiro

This text aims to highlight and analyzethe new social movements of slum dwellers inRio de Janeiro and its recent performance in thecompetition for urban space.It is our aim todiscuss how these new movements has beenpresented in the sociological tradition of workabout the theme and proposes new approaches.