Clique aqui para Português The role of the international media and observers in bringing visibility to injustice and abuse in Rio de Janeiro has become of paramount importance in recent years with the city hosting […]
Clique aqui para Português Hundreds of residents from Vila União de Curicica filled the local Parque União de Curicica samba school on the night of Monday December 22 to learn of the proposed change to […]
Clique aqui para Português Se Essa Vila Não Fosse Minha (If This Villa Weren’t Mine) is a new documentary produced by Felipe Pena which tells the story of Vila Autódromo and its fight against eviction. The favela is adjacent to […]
Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. Art, it is said, is the mirror of society. Throughout history, music has reflected, illustrated and influenced social practices. […]
Clique aqui para Português The first major act of resistance by Vila União de Curicica, a community that lies on the path of the TransOlimpica Bus Rapid Transit line, took place on Saturday September 27. Originally marked to receive […]