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Culture in Rio: The More Collective the Better

By Silvana Bahia • Translation by Emma Platais • February 20, 2014

For the original by Silvana Bahia in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The strengthening of the idea of the city as a place to meet and exchange ideas has spurred the formation of […]

Residents in Rio Favela Lose Homes to Cable Car

By Silvana Bahia • Translation by Rachel Fox • November 3, 2012

Clique aqui para Português Click here for original article, in Portuguese, by Silvana Bahia* for BBC Brasil. The Morro da Providência community, between the Port Region and Central Station, holds an important place in the […]