Clique aqui para Português When he was a kid, William Reis looked at himself in the mirror and wished his skin was lighter, his nose thinner, his hair straighter and his eyes blue. In his […]
Joining a renewed global movement, City of God is the first favela in the city of Rio de Janeiro to hold its own local community currency, called the CDD after the acronym for Cidade de Deus. […]
On Saturday November 1, photographer Mauro Restiffe, architect and urbanist Manoel Ribeiro and architect Pedro Évora delivered engaging presentations on the subject “When are cities finished?” for the Travessias 3 art festival in Complexo da Maré. The […]
Residents of Complexo da Maré, artists, collaborators and supporters of Museu da Maré marched on Saturday October 18 against the eviction of the museum. Protesters blocked part of the Avenida Brasil highway and voiced their support […]
Clique aqui para Português Last Wednesday October 15 started early for Faveleira, a cultural activism organization based in the Acari favela in Rio’s North Zone. By 10 am, group leaders were mopping floors, decorating walls and […]