Favelas In the News: August 2016
August 2016: the month the city of Rio de Janeiro had prepared for for seven tumultuous years. To help our readers digest the major news and themes of the month, we’ve summarized the stories we published […]
August 2016: the month the city of Rio de Janeiro had prepared for for seven tumultuous years. To help our readers digest the major news and themes of the month, we’ve summarized the stories we published […]
Clique aqui para Português In the days following the Rio 2016 Olympics, Brazilian media have been examining reactions to the event from the international press. Globo TV claimed international media was full of praise. An Agência Brasil […]
Clique aqui para Português As Olympics tickets remain cost prohibitive for a large number of Rio de Janeiro’s residents, including many from Rio’s favelas, on Wednesday, August 17, high-ranking member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Patrick […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Adriano Wilkson in Portuguese published by UOL, click here. In the last few days, dozens of journalists from countries participating in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Games have sought out the […]
Clique aqui para Português Ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics, organizers and city officials touted the Games’ potential positive economic impacts. These Olympics were promised to: Have a gross economic impact on the Brazilian economy […]