Understanding Rio

Favelas In the News: March 2016 Digest

“March Madness” is typically associated with basketball in the United States but it’s an apt term for the past month in Brazil as well. In addition to the country’s political scandals, protests, and economic crisis, March in […]

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Living Memory: Funk is the Museum

Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Raphael Calazans (a.k.a. MC Calazans) in Portuguese published by Coletivo Papo Reto click here. If there is one thing that is agreed upon about life in the favelas, […]

Research & Analysis

Rio’s Stormwater Systems: A Primer

Clique aqui para Português A stormwater system is infrastructure designed to slow down, harvest, and relocate excess rainwater in order to prevent flooding or other damage caused by large volumes of water collecting in a given area. In addition […]