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[ December 4, 2025 ] Portrait of a Centenary-Old Favela of Stilt Houses: Belém’s Vila da Barca Resists, Organizes and Fights for Sanitation and Adequate Housing #HousingWatch
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Missing my Providência

By Hosana Souza • Translation by Priscila Vivar • July 22, 2011

Clique aqui para Português “I miss my Providência,” exclaimed Eron César dos Santos, who has lived on the hill for 44 years, or his entire life. A man with glasses and a burn mark on […]

Porto Maravilha and Rio’s Oldest Favela

Clique aqui para Português A community marked by solidarity between its residents, in Rio de Janeiro’s port area, is at risk of evictions of several of its residents. Living in this community has become a […]

The Square is Ours

By Andréia Coutinho • Translation by Micaela Lillard Browning • June 17, 2011

Clique aqui para Português An abandoned square has become famous! A place for entertainment, inhabited by the homeless, street vendors, and pagode-lovers alike, this square’s existence is now being threatened by new construction. The Carlos […]

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Jane’s Awakening

By Andréia Coutinho, Samuel Lima, Thamyres Gonçalves • Translation by Micaela Lillard Browning • June 10, 2011

Clique aqui para Português Imagine yourself seated, somewhat drowsy, in front of the television. All of a sudden, you’re awakened by a news broadcast, given loudly and clearly by Mayor Eduardo Paes, that the community […]

The Body Complex

By Igor de Oliveira, João Vítor dos Santos • Translation by Lee Weingast, Nicole Rosner, Samuel Novacich • April 30, 2011

Clique aqui para Português The opening of the first open-air gym in Complexo do Alemão, inside the community’s Espaço Habitacional Poesi (Poesi cultural center), has attracted much attention. One of the initiatives of the partnership […]