Jeff Garmany

Urban orientalism and the informal city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jeff Garmany, Rafael Gonçalves de Almeida

Journal article  |  2023  |  Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

In this article, we scrutinize the concept of ‘urban informality’ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By unpacking key moments in Rio’s his..

The Invention of the Favela

Jeff Garmany

Journal article  |  2021  |  LUSO-BRAZILIAN REVIEW

Politics and collective mobilisation in post-PT Brazil

Jeffrey Garmany

Book Chapter  |  2021

When it comes to Brazilian historical figures, few are as compelling as the great Dr Sócrates.¹ Named after the Greek philosopher,..

'An open secret': Public housing and downward raiding in Rio de Janeiro

Jeff Garmany, John Burdick

Journal article  |  2020  |  URBAN STUDIES

This article examines a case of urban displacement currently underway in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In some respects, this ca..

The Politics of Crime and Militarised Policing in Brazil

Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti, Jeff Garmany

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal For Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

This article queries the effects of international police assistance in the Global South, focusing specifically on Brazil. Utilisin..

Hygienisation, Gentrification, and Urban Displacement in Brazil

J Garmany, MA Richmond

Journal article  |  2020  |  Antipode

This article engages recent debates over gentrification and urban displacement in the global South. While researchers increasingly..

Understanding contemporary Brazil

J Garmany, AW Pereira

Book  |  2019

Brazil has famously been called a country of contradictions. It is a place where narratives of "racial democracy" exist in the fac..

Crime, insecurity and corruption: Considering the growth of urban private security

Jeff Garmany, Ana Paula Galdeano

Journal article  |  2018  |  URBAN STUDIES

We call into question the growing presence of private security companies (PSCs) in cities throughout the world. Though PSCs have g..

Strategies of conditional cash transfers and the tactics of resistance

Jeff Garmany

Journal article  |  2017  |  ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE

This article examines how poor people negotiate obligations placed on them by social welfare initiatives. More specifically, it co..

The ecology of citizenship: understanding vulnerability in urban Brazil

Robert Coates, Jeff Garmany

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING REVIEW

This article calls into question the relationship between citizenship, space and ecological stability. Drawing on case study resea..