Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Quilombo do Camorim Cultural Association (ACUQCA) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2003 Community: Quilombo do Camorim, Jacarepaguá (West Zone) Mission: To revive, preserve, and promote quilombola culture. Public Events: Dance […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, October, 9, around 150 people gathered at the entrance of Morro dos Prazeres favela in Central Rio to protest the wrongful detention of Willian Preciliano Bezerra da Silva. Two months […]
Clique aqui para Português The Sustainable Favela Network (SFN) is a project of Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* designed to build solidarity networks, bring visibility, and develop joint actions to support the expansion of community-based initiatives that strengthen environmental sustainability and […]
Clique aqui para Português Perhaps it was only fitting that an election of unparalleled turbulence—featuring an assassination attempt and a former president campaigning from prison—was nearly decided in the first round of voting with one […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, September 27, the Federal Public Defender’s Office hosted an important public hearing to address the situation of favelas located on federal land that are facing eviction or threats of eviction. Representatives […]