Clique aqui para Português On December 17, the Galpão Bela Maré arts center held the Periferia Tem Potência (The Periphery Has Potency) festival in partnership with the Favelas Observatory, the Instituto Maria e João Aleixo, and […]
During the first few months of 2019, the city of Rio de Janeiro experienced two major rainfall events that led to a total of 17 deaths and left hundreds homeless. With sequential rain disasters becoming increasingly […]
On December 14, a group of 30 residents from the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, met at the local Parish of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem. Most were worried. Many […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, December 5, the Rio de Janeiro City Council‘s Special Commission for the Right to Adequate Housing held a public hearing with residents of the South Zone favela of Vidigal, […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: M.A.L.O.C.A. (Alternative and Organized Liberation Movement for Citizenship and Social Support) Contact: Facebook | Instagram […]