Clique aqui para Português This is Part 3 of a three-part series on the History of Favela Upgrades in Rio. Click for Part 1 and Part 2. In Rio, the end of the 2000s brought a trickle of funding to a […]
Clique aqui para Português “We are here today because the Prefeitura (City government) is putting psychological pressure [on the residents of Vila Autódromo],” explained Lucia Cerqueira, a representative of the Catholic Church community organizing group […]
Times they are a-changing for the residents of the UPP-controlled communities. There’s been a swath of land titles being handed out, the arrival of new services such as a Family Clinic in Complexo da Penha […]
As part of the city’s Porto Maravilha port revitalization program, the City of Rio is implementing a controversial cable car in Providência, Rio’s first and most historic favela, set to launch shortly. But to make room […]
Over sixty favela residents, public defenders, nonprofit workers, and observers filled the chapel at the top of Laboriaux Street in Rocinha on Sunday for a three-hour meeting organized by residents of various North and South […]