Clique aqui para Português Like many other favelas in Rio, Vila Autódromo hosted its own Arraiá–a traditional celebratory cultural event in June. In contrast to typical festivals, Vila Autódromo’s celebration featured, above all else, a message […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 1 of the Building the Favela series, a collection of stories of how people build their homes. The informality of Rio’s favelas means residents use their creativity and own know-how to build almost every […]
Clique aqui para Português Community members of the Zacarias fishing community located in the municipality of Maricá in Rio de Janeiro State and members of the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (Alerj) gathered in Zacarias on […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Miriane Peregrino in Portuguese published by Jornal O Cidadão click here. One month ago, residents and supporters of Vila Autódromo chose May 18–International Museum Day–to launch their Evictions Museum. […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s Popular Committee on the World Cup and Olympics has been marking the final 100 days before the Rio 2016 Olympics with a social media campaign to highlight 100 rights […]