Clique aqui para Português Last Thursday, May 17, indigenous peoples of the state of Rio inaugurated the State Council for Indigenous Rights (Conselho Estadual dos Direitos Indígenas, CEDIND) at the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) building in […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, May 2, seven of City Councillor Marielle Franco’s bills went to vote in Rio de Janeiro’s City Council. With the galleries full and incredible public support, five proposed bills […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a two-part series monitoring and critiquing Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella during his time in office thus far, and covering policies related to culture, public security, […]
Clique aqui para Português Six years ago, the 51 available City Council seats in Rio de Janeiro were all up for grabs in the 2012 election and 1,741 candidates were vying for votes. Each voter could […]
Clique aqui para Português At least two evictions mark Vila Kennedy’s history. The first, after the 1964 military coup, was when families were evicted from Favela do Esqueleto. The state government carried out the eviction […]