Clique aqui para Português Wednesday, March 22 marked World Water Day. With the support of the Engineers and Architects Society of the State of Rio de Janeiro (SEAERJ) and NGO Baía Viva, the Engineering Club took […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, March 11, community members joined together to commence a weekend of awareness and artivism in Camorim, an urban quilombo in Jacarepaguá, an area in the West Zone of Rio de […]
Clique aqui para Português An intimate group sits on two wooden benches in a parking lot. In some spots the asphalt has been removed and there are a number of indigenous bamboo constructions in beginning phases. The afternoon sun […]
Clique aqui para Português Edward Saïd’s theory of Orientalism offers a useful reference for considering the attitudes of wealthy Brazilians towards favela residents, as well as perhaps the perceptions of non-Brazilians towards Brazilians in general. […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, December 15, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), the NGO that publishes RioOnWatch, released its report Favelas in the Media: How the Global Narrative on Favelas Changed in Rio’s Mega-Event Years, a study […]