Clique aqui para Português On May 30, the eighth session of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Flooding took place at Rio’s City Council. CPI president Tarcísio Motta (PSOL), rapporteur Renato Cinco (PSOL), committee […]
Clique aqui para Português Favela-Bairro was an ambitious program established in 1994 with the aim of upgrading favelas to the status of formal neighborhoods (“bairros” in Portuguese) through infrastructure interventions, public services, public facilities, and […]
Clique aqui para Português Here on RioOnWatch we regularly report on land rights struggles in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. With this focus in mind, on occasion we may publish articles such as this one, highlighting […]
Clique aqui para Português During a February 13 appearance on TV Globo, Mayor Marcelo Crivella was prompted to discuss the situation in Rio das Pedras, a West Zone community that was among the many Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a four-part series highlighting research that demonstrates the unequal geographic distribution of violence against women in the context of pre-Olympic evictions in the city of […]