Finding silence in a favela is like trying to stay dry during the monsoon. Top volume telenovelas compete with powerful sound systems. Evangelical liturgies clash with the shouts of merchants. Residents bluntly exchange anecdotes from […]
On the pitch at the very top of favela Santa Marta, a group of kids play a spirited game of soccer, dribbling and shooting to the sound of bumping funk music. Green netting stretches overhead, covering the pitch […]
By 2050, around one third of the world’s population is expected to be living in informal settlements. The processes of informal production have an essential role in growing cities around the world, as rural to urban […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro is increasingly investing in its museum infrastructure, with three new world class museums launched or programed in recent years; the Rio Museum of Art opened in 2013, in […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original by Rosilene Miliotti in Portuguese in Maré de Notícias click here. Although many cultural events are happening in Maré, not all have continued. The pacification force added new rules […]