Clique aqui para Português Initiative: The Kennedy Brothers Community Center (Centro Comunitário Irmãos Kennedy – CCIK) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 1969 / 2010 Community: Vila Kennedy Mission: The Kennedy Brothers Community Center is a nonprofit association managed […]
Clique aqui para Português In February 2018, Catalytic Communities—the organization that publishes RioOnWatch—launched the Sustainable Favela Network map, featuring 111 initiatives in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region that strengthen social resilience and environmental sustainability in […]
Clique aqui para Português On July 28, Catalytic Communities (CatComm)* organized a panel entitled “Resignifying Favelas Based on Core Qualities: History, Solutions, Resilience, Resourcefulness” as part of the 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) […]
Clique aqui para Português In 2013, the lights were shut off in Vila Hípica, a community settled high in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park in Alto da Boa Vista. Approximately five years later, […]
Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Sustainable Brazil ECCO Point (ECCO Ponto Brasil Sustentável) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 1999 Community: Headquarters in Honório Gurgel, North Zone, with activities in neighborhoods around metropolitan Rio Mission: To contribute […]