“What is this ‘pacification’ that is coming?” challenged favela residents last Saturday May 11th at a debate on public security in Maré. For weeks, the group of communities has been undergoing daily raids by the […]
For the original article in Portuguese on Portal Geledés via Diário do Nordeste click here. The financial assistance given to families living in extreme poverty through the program Bolsa Família (“Family Stipend”) does not deter them […]
Clique aqui para Português Right now in Rio, favela residents across the city are being forced out of their homes and communities. Tens of thousands of families are having to leave their self-built homes, often […]
The Pensão Sabor de Ana’s restaurant is near the bottom of Providência hill. But even if it were located at the top no doubt these flavors would be drawing people from all over the city for […]
For the original in Portuguese by Cecília Oliveira on Arma Branca click here. Does citizenship have a post code? This question may seem absurd for some, yet spot-on for others, and it is what favela […]