Clique aqui para Português Favela Tem Memória (Favelas Have Memory) is an exhibition by the NGO Viva Rio that explores the history of 12 favelas situated along Rio’s metro lines. The exhibition opened on February 29, at the Pavuna metro […]
Clique aqui para Português On Sunday March 6, residents and social movement leaders at the Vito Giannotti Occupation in Santo Cristo in Rio’s Port Region held the third mutirão event to renovate the occupation space. Mutirão translates loosely to ‘collective […]
Clique aqui para Português For women around the world, International Women’s Day is a day for celebration. This year, Vila Autódromo‘s Maria da Penha, recognized in the morning here on RioOnWatch, had planned to spend the day celebrating. […]
Clique aqui para Português Amnesty International’s State of Human Rights in the World Report, released last month, describes Brazil’s ongoing impunity with regard to police violence, and the increase in police violence levels in general, […]
Clique aqui para Português Today, March 8, in celebration of International Women´s Day, we celebrate some of the many warrior women of Vila Autódromo who have been battling against the City for more than five years to save […]