Clique aqui para Português The over 40-year-old community of Araçatiba is situated in Barra de Guaratiba, in the far West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. To arrive from the city center, residents and visitors must take […]
Clique aqui para Português Initiative: The Kennedy Brothers Community Center (Centro Comunitário Irmãos Kennedy – CCIK) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 1969 / 2010 Community: Vila Kennedy Mission: The Kennedy Brothers Community Center is a nonprofit association managed […]
Clique aqui para Português “The favela is not just a place,” explains Ricardo Rodrigues of Cerro Corá, in Rio’s South Zone. “It is an idea–of deconstructing life, of resilience, of understanding oneself as part of […]
Clique aqui para Português Over the course of the week, RioOnWatch will be publishing a series of notes on the tragic fire that destroyed the National Museum this past Sunday. The following note is based on one posted […]
Clique aqui para Português For over two centuries, presiding political, academic, and cultural authorities have classified low-income urban neighborhoods as “slums.” The history of this term and the communities on which it has been imposed extends […]