Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese, published in Viva Favela, click here. Every year, children between 6 and 12 years old, from Santa Marta favela in Botafogo in Rio’s South Zone, have a date […]
A report on the index of teenage homicides released on Wednesday, January 28 revealed that 42,000 teenagers might be victims of homicide by 2019 if the Brazilian government does not take action. The study entitled […]
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 Trucks and construction workers pass by the residents of Vila Autódromo. The 2016 Olympics construction site next door is growing, with huge buildings taking shape behind the fence adjacent to the community. Many of […]