Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, May 23, the seventh session of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Flooding took place at Rio de Janeiro’s City Council. Focusing on the role of Rio-Águas, Rio […]
Clique aqui para Português Institutions from five Brazilian states have joined together to launch the Network of Public Security Observatories, a collaborative initiative to track a broad range of violence and human rights indicators. As […]
Clique aqui para Português Initiative: The Association of Assertive Women with Social Commitment (AMAC) Contact: Facebook | Twitter | Email Year Founded: 2012 Community: São Bento, Duque de Caxias (Baixada Fluminense) Mission: Empowering women, especially those who […]
Clique aqui para Português Favela-Bairro was an ambitious program established in 1994 with the aim of upgrading favelas to the status of formal neighborhoods (“bairros” in Portuguese) through infrastructure interventions, public services, public facilities, and […]
Clique aqui para Português One week ago, on May 26, approximately 2,000 people participated in the “Stop Killing Us!” protest in front of Post 8 at Ipanema’s beachfront, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Community-based […]