For the original in Portuguese by Alicia Nascimento Aguiar on Agência USP de Notícias click here. Spending on health and sanitation, both at the federal and municipal level, have been the most effective in reducing poverty […]
For the original article in Portuguese on Portal Geledés via Diário do Nordeste click here. The financial assistance given to families living in extreme poverty through the program Bolsa Família (“Family Stipend”) does not deter them […]
For the original in Portuguese by Cecília Oliveira on Arma Branca click here. Does citizenship have a post code? This question may seem absurd for some, yet spot-on for others, and it is what favela […]
For the original article in Portuguese by Caio Quero on BBC Brasil click here. The creation of shopping malls in Rio’s favelas may reinforce the distance between these communities and the rest of the city, […]
For original post in Portuguese on Comitê Popular do Rio click here. After Rio’s City government asked Google to reduce the presence of favelas on the map of Rio de Janeiro, the word “favela” was […]