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Gira and the Circus of Life: Circus Arts and Social Transformation in Praça Onze [FILM REVIEW]

By Alix Vadot • August 30, 2016

Clique aqui para Português Part of Rise Up & Care’s Reimagine Rio Festival, the film Gira and the Circus of Life (Portuguese title No Risco do Circo no Risco da Vida) directed by Kátia Lund and […]

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Near Redeveloped Olympic Boulevard, Residents Paint Walls to Keep Afro-Brazilian History Alive

By Mariah Barber • August 19, 2016

Clique aqui para Português From August 9 to 13, artists, activists, and community members came together to repaint a wall in Pedra do Sal, located in the heart of historic Little Africa in Rio de Janeiro’s Port Region. Titled […]

by Community Contributors

Providência Hosts Cultural Festival Featuring Local Capoeira, Theater, Cinema and Environmental Action Groups

By Miriane Peregrino • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • August 5, 2016

Clique aqui para Português On June 23, the Largo do Cruzeiro square in Providencia in central Rio de Janeiro hosted the Festival Subindo a Ladeira (Climbing the Hill Festival), with groups from inside and outside the favela taking part. The […]

Wilson Alexandre Studio. Photo by Sarah Milsom
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Popular Vidigal Artist Wilson Alexandre Evicted Due to Real Estate Speculation

By Clare Huggins • June 1, 2016

On Saturday, May 28, residents of Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone gathered to bid farewell to local artist Wilson Alexandre. After ten years of transforming a 600 square meter overgrown abandoned site into a vibrant […]

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ComPosições Políticas Art Exhibition Offers Critical Image of Rio

By Stephanie Reist • May 9, 2016

Clique aqui para Português From April 2 through May 21, the Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica (The Hélio Oiticica Municipal Art Center) is hosting the exhibition ComPosições Políticas: Outras Histórias do Rio de Janeiro (Political ComPositions: […]

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