Clique aqui para Português Sitting in the rubble of his neighbor’s demolished house on Sunday, April 5, Tadilmarco Peixopo, the last resident of Avenida Autódromo, described his surroundings of debris and vacant lots as a […]
Clique aqui para Português Demolitions in Vila União de Curicica are now underway despite the promised re-routing of the TransOlympic BRT highway and bus corridor (TransOlímpica) announced by City government in December. Before that announcement, the West Zone […]
Clique aqui para Português Residents of Complexo do Alemão, community leaders, researchers, government officials, members of civil society and journalists came together last Thursday, April 9 to discuss recent conflicts in Complexo do Alemão and debate […]
Last week, hundreds of people in Complexo do Alemão marched to call for an end to violence in their community. The march followed 24 hours during which at least five people were shot dead, including 10-year-old Eduardo de Jesus Ferreira, shot […]
Clique aqui para Português A community group based in the neighborhood of Vila Laboriaux, Rocinha, won a prize awarded by the same government that once called for the removal of the community. Movimento Preserva Laboriaux (Movement […]