An event to include independent community media in the conversation around the 2016 Olympic Games took place on March 19 in the 2016 Organizing Committee building in Cidade Nova. The event was the result of […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday March 20 the city of Rio de Janeiro marked 58 families for eviction from their homes in Vila Autódromo, a community that has been torn apart due to its location adjacent to the 2016 Olympic […]
The ongoing urban transformations in Rio de Janeiro continue to garner international academic attention, and are the basis for the e-book publication of The Metropolis of Rio de Janeiro: A Space in Transition in English last year. The […]
Clique aqui para Português Trucks and construction workers pass by the residents of Vila Autódromo. The 2016 Olympics construction site next door is growing, with huge buildings taking shape behind the fence adjacent to the community. Many of […]
Clique aqui para Português The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the city hosting […]