Clique aqui para Português An energetic crowd met on Saturday, March 25 to show support for the community of Vila Hípica, situated within the Tijuca National Park in Alto da Boa Vista. Three years ago, […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, March 14, RioOnWatch visited Vila Autódromo, the community that became internationally known during its determined fight against evictions due to its proximity to the Rio 2016 Olympic Park. Those residents who fought to […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the final in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request of Catalytic Communities. The second report, […]
Clique aqui para Português As of December, titling of favelas and other communities on federal land initially occupied without permission across Brazil may have become much easier. Interim Measure 759/2016 was published on December 23, 2016, to facilitate regularization […]
Clique aqui para Português Last Thursday, January 26, Vila Autódromo residents visited Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall to deliver an official letter requesting a meeting with the city’s new mayor, Marcelo Crivella, to discuss the second […]