Clique aqui para Português For the original article “When Will Society Start Listening to the Favelas?” by Mujica Salinas in Portuguese published by Mídia Coletiva click here. A controversial piece from writer and poet Anderson Dinho […]
Clique aqui para Português Set with the task of hosting World Cup Games and the 2016 Olympics in the span of two years, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes has invested billions of reais in a wide range […]
Clique aqui para Português Summer is approaching in Brazil and with it come searing temperatures upwards of 40 degrees Celsius. However, not all areas in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region will experience this heat to […]
This is the third article in a series by guest researcher Jeffrey Omari,* on ICTs in Rio’s favelas. During the last year in Rio, I’ve formed a routine of visiting Ipanema beach on Sunday afternoons. Working nearby at […]
Clique aqui para Português At the beginning of Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio, journalist Misha Glenny recalls a tour he took of Rocinha, Rio’s largest single favela, in 2007. During the tour, […]