Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Zé Luis S. Lima, published in Viva Rocinha, click here. 1971 was a real milestone year in my life. I was eight years old and in the second grade. […]
Clique aqui para Português On Sunday August 2, the community-based movement Preserva Laboriaux and its partner, Rio-based non-profit Favela Verde held the first meeting on sustainable community-based tourism in Vila Laboriaux, a small favela community at the top […]
Clique aqui para Português Since winning the Olympic bid in 2009 and hosting the 2014 World Cup, the city of Rio de Janeiro has gone through immense urban transformations that have disrupted and changed the […]
Clique aqui para Português Julio Otoni is a favela nestled between the neighborhoods of Laranjeiras and Santa Teresa in the South Zone of Rio. The entire community is located at a single street address: 298 Doutor Julio […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Miriane Peregrino, published in Agência de Notícias das Favelas, click here. And click here for Part I. Vidigal: Which conflicts can be mediated? The road to the top […]