by International Observers

TEDxMaré: The First Ever TED Event in a Favela

Question: what do you get when you cross a rapper-activist with a scuba-diving NGO worker, and throw in a very famous former President for good measure? Answer: TEDxMaré (and that is just scratching the surface).  […]

Lagoa da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro
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The Troubling State of Sanitation in Rio

Clique aqui para Português In a city full of beautiful distractions—nature, people, music—it is often easy to forget what is going on beneath your feet. However, for officially more than a quarter of the population […]