Almost seven years after the implementation of the first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in Santa Marta, the ambitious security policy aiming to wrest control of favela territories from drug gangs is showing major weaknesses. As 2015 began with […]
On March 28 the University of Rio de Janeiro State (UERJ) hosted the First FAFERJ Community Education Seminar, organized by the Federation of Favelas’ Associations of Rio de Janeiro State (FAFERJ) in partnership with the Lawyers’ Collective (CDA). The […]
Clique aqui para Português April 11 marked the second of various celebrations planned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Vidigal: the SUBA Vidigal event. SUBA (the Brazilian Subversive Union of Artists) organized the event to unite artists, […]
Clique aqui para Português RioOnWatch visited Vale Encantado a few weeks ago on an educational visit with Pratt University’s urban planning graduate students. Vale Encantado is part of Alto Da Boa Vista, a region of Rio […]
In the communities of Chapéu-Mangueira and Babilônia in the South Zone of Rio, a group of children dream to be trained martial arts fighters. This dream has its origins in the Projeto Luta Cidadã (Citizenship Fight Project), which […]