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A Life in Harmonia
The backhoe had already worked its way well into Vila Harmonia by the time we arrived, chewing through brick and concrete like it was chalk. There was about the community an air of surreal slowness, […]
Violations
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Truculent Olympics
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Raquel Rolnik in Portuguese published on her blog click here. Within the past week, the Olympic plan for the city of Rio de Janeiro has revealed a […]
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A Walk Through Vila das Torres – Part 1
Vila das Torres (Towers Village) is a community of about a thousand homes and small businesses in Madureira, a neighborhood in Rio’s north zone. The community stretches down one street, Rua Dr. Cincinato Lopes (though […]
Policies
Police Seizure of Complexo do Alemão in Context
Rio de Janeiro – In a quick and decisive military sweep, Brazilian security forces seized control of this city’s most notorious slum on Sunday, claiming victory in a weeklong battle against drug gangs that has […]
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Media Presence Halts Demolitions in Vila Taboinha
The morning of November 12th, 2010 – Despite a concerted resistance effort by residents of Vila Taboinha and frantic action by community groups and the public defenders earlier in the week, a bulldozer, supported by […]