June 2012 – Page 3

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[ December 26, 2024 ] 2024 Retrospective of Top International Reporting on Rio’s Favelas by International Observers
[ December 22, 2024 ] In Rio de Janeiro, of Two Favelas at Risk of Landslides in the Same Environmental Protection Area, Only One Receives Preventative Measures From the City #UPPWatch
[ December 20, 2024 ] Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Halts Tribute to Amarildo de Souza, Blocking Street Name Change in Rocinha #UPPWatch
[ December 12, 2024 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Second Largest Favela, Rio das Pedras, Claims Space at the Center of Favela History Through ‘Territories of Memory’ Event *Highlight
[ December 2, 2024 ] Marielle Franco’s Assassins Convicted: ‘Justice is Slow, Blind, Stupid, Unfair, Wrong, and Crooked. But It Always Comes,’ Says Judge *Highlight

Santa Margarida: A West Zone Community

By Emma Platais • June 10, 2012

The neighborhood of Santa Margarida, in the West Zone of Rio, is home to 5,000, many of whom depend on bicycles for local transit and who pitch in to clean up the neighborhood. The Vice […]

Celebration in the Face of Adversity in Pica-Pau

By Felicity Clarke • June 6, 2012

Residents, local businesses and the church of the Pica-Pau favela in Cordovil came together in a fun-filled celebration of the Resident´s Association´s 45th anniversary last Saturday May 26th. Children´s activities, live music, a prize raffle […]