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Located at the Rocinha Sports Center, Manel Costa runs his ‘Acorda’ (Wake Up) capoeira school, where he trains over three hundred students from the community of Rocinha. The group started in October 2004 and has […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by BBC Brasil published in Folha de São Paulo click here. A group of Indian architects wants to import lessons learned in Brazilian favelas to Mumbai in […]
CatComm recently surveyed some of the most active women community leaders in our network about womanhood and community leadership to get a sense of women’s voices and knowledge across Rio’s communities. This is the second […]
Clique aqui para Português April 2, 2012–CatComm Executive Director Theresa Williamson invited to engage in a New York Times debate forum on the legacy of mega-events. See original debate here with concise response here. Full […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Alana Gandra published in Agência Brasil click here. Defense of land title and the sustainability of Quilombo territories is top priority for the Quilombola communities* […]