Clique aqui para Português Almost exactly one year after the Favela da Skol in Complexo de Alemão voiced their concerns to Rio de Janeiro’s public defenders and state government about their precarious situation following evictions, […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Eliane Trindade in Portuguese published by Folha de São Paulo click here. “The police are not synonymous with peace here,” observes Marinalva Florência dos Santos, 54, resident of Complexo […]
Clique aqui para Português This post is the final of four RioOnWatch contributions to Blog Action Day 2015 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme: Raise Your Voice. Check out our full series here. […]
A group of women in Complexo do Alemão, in the North Zone of Rio, met for the second time on Saturday June 13 to organize a women’s council that aims to discuss community issues. Around […]
Clique aqui para Português Various waves of residents of Favela Metrô-Mangueira, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, have been fighting forced evictions since November 2010. The most recent eviction episode began Wednesday May […]