Clique aqui para Português For the original by Andressa Cabral in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. It took 14 years to execute, with 140 favelas and allotments benefitting from US$600 million in investment. Twenty […]
Clique aqui para Português Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV; in English “My House My Life”) is Brazil’s first-ever effort at large-scale public housing, an ambitious nationwide program tasked with constructing 3.4 million homes as part of […]
For the original by André Balocco and Tássia Di Carvalho in Portuguese in O Dia click here. Brazilian Institute of Architects Council Member proposes law against real estate speculation in the 10th “Rio Without Borders” debate. […]
For the original in Portuguese in O Dia click here. Uproar as the first repossessions commence in the area disputed by 621 families. Rio–The Brazilian Federal Government may reconsider the issue of occupation in the Jardim Botânico […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday April 8, Vidigal hosted the second of four debates in the “Fala Vidigal” series. Organized by the Vila Vidigal Neighborhood Association, Catalytic Communities, the Intersectoral Forum of Vidigal, the Albergue da Comunidade, and Vidblog Vidigal the […]