Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, April 22, a young man was found dead inside a day care center in Pavão-Pavãozinho, South Zone of Rio, allegedly killed by local Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers. His body, […]
For original click here. Rio’s favelas are some of the most written about, scrutinized, and studied low-income communities in the world. Yet in this constant, often well-meaning spotlight, favela communities are consistently misrepresented by lazy […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 4 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click here for Parts 1, 2, and 3. It seemed as though, between the inauguration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) […]
For original click here. by Theresa Williamson, Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning and Executive Director of Catalytic Communities After thirteen years visiting favelas across Rio on a weekly basis, I still marvel at the creative […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday April 8, Vidigal hosted the second of four debates in the “Fala Vidigal” series. Organized by the Vila Vidigal Neighborhood Association, Catalytic Communities, the Intersectoral Forum of Vidigal, the Albergue da Comunidade, and Vidblog Vidigal the […]