On Tuesday, April 15, a forum focused on water and sanitation was hosted in Morro da Providência with six panelists consisting of community members, technical experts, and NGO representatives discussing the challenges of improving water access […]
On Monday, April 28, 2014, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes spoke to a small but energetic audience at a closed-door OsteRio event. His talk was in response to a “crisis of credibility” that has […]
Clique aqui para Português This past Sunday, the Popular Committee for the World Cup and Olympics, in partnership with the National Association of Women’s Football, organized the first of four soccer events constituting this year’s People’s Cup. Four […]
For original click here. Rio’s favelas are some of the most written about, scrutinized, and studied low-income communities in the world. Yet in this constant, often well-meaning spotlight, favela communities are consistently misrepresented by lazy […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 4 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click here for Parts 1, 2, and 3. It seemed as though, between the inauguration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) […]