Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro is falling behind on its promise to plant 24 million trees to offset the carbon emissions produced as a result of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. According to […]
Clique aqui para Português Standing in the door to her home in the heart of Indiana, a small low-lying favela at the foot of Morro do Borel in Tijuca, North Zone, 82 year old Dona […]
Clique aqui para Português José Luiz da Silva Soares, known as Luiz Soares, is the Social Mediator at the Manguinhos Park Library. Luiz is 41 years old, was born in Tijuca, and lived in various […]
For the original by Silvana Bahia in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The strengthening of the idea of the city as a place to meet and exchange ideas has spurred the formation of […]
Clique aqui para Português In a week of extreme violence in the city of Rio de Janeiro, a series of incidents have caused shockwaves across social media, shining a harsh light on the grave security […]