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Vidigal Debates Gentrification with New Entrepreneurs in Third “Fala Vidigal” Event

By Alika Nileshwar, Michel Jaquet • June 3, 2014

Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday May 6, the Vila Vidigal Neighborhood Association, Catalytic Communities, the Intersectoral Forum of Vidigal, Albergue da Comunidade and Vidblog Vidigal hosted the third of four debates in the “Fala Vidigal” series looking at the process of […]

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Towards a Better Understanding of Citizen Participation: Sherry Arnstein’s Ladder

By Kimberly Farnham • May 29, 2014

Clique aqui para Português Current events in Rio have left many citizens upset and onlookers confused. The State’s Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) program was felt to have so much potential to finally bring security services to underserved […]

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Rio’s BRT System: A Tool for Legacy or Fragmentation?

By Stefan Johnson • May 27, 2014

Clique aqui para Português In a country that has seen the number of cars more than double in the last decade, and in what is now Brazil’s most congested city, Rio de Janeiro’s four planned BRT (Bus […]

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Map Shows Hundreds of Vila Autódromo Residents Want to Remain

By Comitê Popular do Rio • Translation by Emma Platais • May 24, 2014

The map shows that hundreds of residents from Vila Autódromo do not want to be removed from their homes, disproving the City’s statements. Residents wants Mayor Eduardo Paes to uphold his promises of urbanization. The […]

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Mayor Eduardo Paes Announces Public Housing Project for Ex-Telerj Site

By Meg Healy • May 23, 2014

Mayor Eduardo Paes announced last weekend the purchase of land from the ex-Telerj/Oi settlement in Engenho Novo in Rio’s North Zone. The announcement came during the inaugural ceremony of the final 740 public housing units […]

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