Clique aqui para Português On March 14 the main square of Vidigal was taken over in festivities. Seniors and young people got together to enjoy the day and celebrate 75 years of Vidigal. The celebration lasted the full […]
For the original in Portuguese by Zé Luis S. Lima, published in Viva Rocinha, click here. The year is 1970. When night began to fall in Rocinha it was time to light candles, gas lamps and oil […]
Clique aqui para Português On July 23rd of last year, Eduarda La Rocque, president of the IPP–Instituto Pereira Passos, Rio’s city planning agency–was invited by the NGO Move Rio to give a talk on “The […]
For the original in Portuguese by Lucas Gayoso, published in O Dia, click here. Vale Encantado is at risk of removal, due to legal action that has been going on for ten years. RIO-In Alto da Boa […]
For the original in Portuguese by Betinho Casas Novas, published in Voz das Comunidades, click here. Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers from Complexo do Alemão arrived to assist Vanessa, but she did not survive the injuries. Just 38 […]