Clique aqui para Português From November 23-26, Rio de Janeiro’s State University (UERJ) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum (UFRJ) hosted the II UrbFavelas Seminar, an event organized jointly by departments from several […]
Clique aqui para Português We, participants in the Second National Seminar on Favela Upgrading, held from November 23-26, 2016, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, understand that the urgency of Brazil’s current financial, fiscal, and economic […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the third and final article in our three-part series on Solidarity Economy in Brazil. Solidarity economy enterprises move beyond the “any job is a good job” logic sometimes found in […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, November 29 protests erupted outside Brazil’s Congress in Brasília as the Senate approved a proposal to amend the constitution that would authorize the implementation of harsh austerity measures. If passed, […]
Clique aqui para Português In 2013, construction for the Veículo Leve Sobre Trilhos (VLT) or Light Rail System, led by Rio’s Port revitalization program, Porto Maravilha’s (Marvelous Port) VLT Carioca Consortium, began throughout Rio de Janeiro’s […]