A Rio de Janiero-based social anthropologist, Dr. Cecilia Mello, discusses the urban social movements taking to the streets in Brazilian cities demanding a better quality of life and a right to the city.

Dispatch from Rio: Brazil's Urban Social Movement Calls for Better Quality of Life

Each week host and producer Andrew Longhurst provides listeners with an alternative look at our changing urban spaces in this weekly urban affairs show. The program includes news, interviews, discussions, documentaries, and music. You&#039;ll find critical discussions of the people, politics, policies, and processes shaping urban geographies on issues ranging from gentrification to food security to urban economic change.

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Each week host and producer Andrew Longhurst provides listeners with an alternative look at our changing urban spaces in this weekly urban affairs show. The program includes news, interviews, discussions, documentaries, and music. You'll find critical discussions of the people, politics, policies, and processes shaping urban geographies on issues ranging from gentrification to food security to urban economic change.

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