Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Michel Silva published by Favela em Pauta click here. Brazil’s Defence Minister, Raul Jungmann, announced in July 2017 that favelas in Rio de Janeiro would […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, December 2, several local organizations from Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone, teamed up to produce Afro Maré, a cultural day for children featuring rollerskating and longboarding, rap […]
Clique aqui para Português Prominent pediatrician and community health expert Daniel Becker received his medical degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the National […]
Clique aqui para Português Despite Rio de Janeiro’s original and oldest favela just celebrating its 120th anniversary last month, it was not until fifty years later, in 1947, that the city’s favelas began to be included […]
Clique aqui para Português For many years the great actor Chico Anysio made us laugh through his character “Jovem,” whose nickname—meaning “youth” in Portuguese—was shortened from Jovelino Venceslau dos Santos. Jovem was based on another […]