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After Three Years of Review, Rio de Janeiro Approves its New Master Plan: Explore Two Innovations with Impacts for the Favelas

By Felipe Litsek • Translation by Nathan Bergrin • December 28, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The city of Rio de Janeiro officially has a new Master Plan. In an extraordinary session held on December 11, 2023, councilors approved Bill Complement No. 44-A/2021, instituting the new Master […]

Public participates of a special session with members of favela community museums during the 2023 IPPUR Week. Photo: Bárbara Dias
*Highlight

Urban Planners at Rio’s Federal University Get Special Class on Favela Climate Memory

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Kay Alvito • December 28, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Invited by the Urban and Regional Planning and Research Institute (IPPUR) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and supported by the Research Support Foundation for the State of […]

Civil Society

Sustainable Favela Network 6th Annual Full-Network Meet-Up: Youth at the Center [VIDEO]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • December 23, 2023

 Clique aqui para Português On December 2, 2023, the Sustainable Favela Network’s (SFN)* 6th Annual Full-Network Meet-Up took place at the Irmãos Kennedy Community Center (CCIK) with the presence of community leaders, youth, and […]

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Rio de Janeiro City Council Recognizes 160 Grassroots Anti-racist Media Producers on Historic Evening at the Brazilian Press Association

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Vasti Cruz • December 21, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On a historic evening during Brazilian Black Awareness Month, on November 27, Rio de Janeiro’s City Council, through the Special Commission to Combat Racism, chaired by Councilmember Mônica Cunha, delivered motions […]

*Highlight

Public Hearing ‘The Human Right to Water: High Fees and No Water?’ Tackles Water Security in Rio de Janeiro

By Rafael Lopes • Translation by Hannah McKenzie • December 15, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The frequent problems related to water access faced by residents of Greater Rio de Janeiro were debated during a recent public hearing entitled “The Human Right to Water: High Fees and […]

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