Civil Society
Rocinha Says No to Cable Car
For the original in Portuguese on Canal iBase click here. A heated debate took place at the Engineering Club last Friday July 19 over the Rio state government’s attempt to install a cable car in […]
Civil Society
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Vila Autódromo Unites in Protest Following Weeks of Pressure
Clique aqui para Português It is a chorus heard from favela activists across the city, louder in these recent weeks of protest, but it still rings with a special weight coming from the Vila Autódromo […]
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Residents from Horto and Vila Autódromo, and Members of the National Movement for the Fight for Housing, hold a vigil to protest evictions
For the original in Portuguese on Pela Moradia click here. Families occupy the steps of the Finance Ministry building in downtown Rio. Approximately 50 people, residents of the Horto and Vila Autódromo communities, along with the […]
Civil Society
Jailson de Souza e Silva: Reinventing the Urban Periphery
For the original by Fabíola Gerbase in Portuguese on O Globo click here. One of the founders of Observatório de Favelas (Favela Observatory) in Maré, the geographer, educator and social activist Jailson de Souza e Silva […]
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Eight Characteristics of Social Media Fueled Movements: Brazil
Over the past few years unprecedented large-scale movements have challenged states across the globe. From Tahrir Square in Cairo to Zuccotti Park in New York City, and most recently, the streets of Brazil. Common to […]