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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
The anti-Olympics MonstruáRio 2016 exhibit by Rio de Janeiro comedian Rafucko, an “anti-souvenir shop” for the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games, has been accused of racism by Black activists for appropriating and exploiting the struggles of Black people […]