A little over a week has passed since the final official parade of Rio de Janeiro’s carnival saw the top six samba schools walk down the Sambadrome after scores were announced. Though foreigners can participate in the […]
Clique aqui para Português A documentary produced by the organization House of the Working Woman (CAMTRA – Casa da Mulher Trabalhadora) documented the impact of the 2014 World Cup on women in Rio de Janeiro. In […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, published in O Globo, click here. A Rio native documents memories of the favela where she was born. For her, the occupation of Vidigal by the middle class […]
Clique aqui para Português The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the city hosting […]
Clique aqui para Português When Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, the date meant something different to the members of Favela em Foco (Favela in Focus). […]