Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. This is the second article in what […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro housing rights activists have come together this February and March in a cycle of conferences to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Land and Housing Nucleus (NUTH), of […]
Clique aqui para Português Despite torrential rain and severe weather warnings, the characteristically resilient residents and supporters of Rio de Janeiro’s Vila Autódromo came out in droves on March 1, packing the São José Operário […]
The following is an op-ed by Tetsuo Ogawa, a Tokyo homeless resident and housing activist. Cross-published in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based platform KNOCK, Ogawa’s firsthand account of ongoing removals provides a close look at the […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a six-part series on the application of Meléndez’s Pyramid for Favela Upgrading to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. This pyramidal concept […]