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Vidigal Debates Gentrification and the Community’s Future in Second “Fala Vidigal” Event

By Rachael Hilderbrand • April 30, 2014

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 […]

Policies

A Recipe for Realizing the Potential of Favela Youth: Agência de Redes para Juventude

By Veriene Melo • April 15, 2014

Clique aqui para Português When asked about his experience with education growing up, Fernando–a 21 year-old from the Fumacê favela in Realengo, West Zone–said: “I’ve never liked to study. My mom forced me to go […]

Civil Society

Maré’s Vibrant and Historic Civil Society is Organizing

By Benjamin Parkin • April 10, 2014

Clique aqui para Português With the recent military occupation of the Complexo da Maré, Brazilian and international media have turned their attention to this group of favelas in Rio’s North Zone. Yet Maré and its […]

Favela Qualities

Cidade de Deus–Working with Informalized Mass Housing in Brazil by Marc Angélil and Rainer Hehl [BOOK REVIEW]

By Michel Jaquet • April 5, 2014

Clique aqui para Português Cidade de Deus–Working with Informalized Mass Housing in Brazil is a 2013 publication by Marc Angélil and Rainer Hehl, in collaboration with Something Fantastic, presenting a researched-based design study by the […]

Favela Qualities

Solar CITIES Underway Installing Biodigesters in Favelas by the World Cup

By Tessa Pulaski • April 4, 2014

Clique aqui para Português Last week, Solar Cities Solutions visited the greater Rio area to continue their efforts to build biodigesters in up to four favelas prior to the 2014 World Cup. During this visit the […]

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