The top of Vila Pereira da Silva, a small community above Rio’s South Zone Laranjeiras neighborhood, holds one of the most creative art installations in the city: Project Morrinho. There aren’t many signs to guide visitors up […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday March 20 the city of Rio de Janeiro marked 58 families for eviction from their homes in Vila Autódromo, a community that has been torn apart due to its location adjacent to the 2016 Olympic […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 3 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. Head of the UPP, Frederico Caldas, admitted in an interview with BBC Brasil that the next phase of […]
Clique aqui para Português Brazil, which holds 12% of the world’s fresh water supply, is in the midst of one of the most severe droughts in its history. Rio de Janeiro’s main water reserves are […]
Cantagalo residents took to the streets with a procession celebrating the women of the favela on the eve of International Women’s Day, March 7. The event started in the Museu de Favela (MUF), a community organization founded […]