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 Initiative: RecyclAction (ReciclAção) Contact: Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2013 Community: Morro dos Prazeres, Santa Teresa Mission: To orient human beings towards a different, more conscious way of seeing the environment through environmental education […]
Clique aqui para Português The horror of having your life excluded from an official map makes it clear that geography is important in people’s lives. Geography creates a perception of place, of position, and more […]
Clique aqui para Português One year after the Olympic Games, and Rio de Janeiro is reeling from a wave of violence that would be unimaginable to the thousands of tourists who descended on the city […]
Clique aqui para Português Horto is a lush favela community in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro that has existed for over 200 years. The community, which was founded by former Botanical Gardens workers […]