Clique aqui para Português When Rafaela Silva threw her hands into the air to celebrate her victory in the Olympic gold-medal match of women’s judo, residents, athletes and coaches throughout Rio’s favelas celebrated with her. Much has already […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday August 5, millions of people around the world watched as passinho dancers took to the stage at the Olympic Opening Ceremony. This moment, emblematically put to the favela anthem “Rap da […]
Clique aqui para Português With a premiere screening of the film, Bad & the Birdieman, Festival Reimagine Rio was officially launched on July 30 in Chacrinha, a favela located in Jacarepaguá, in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the first article in a three-part series profiling community-based initiatives in three favelas. Led by one or several local residents, these initiatives all share the objective of initiating a virtuous cycle of economic, […]
Clique aqui para Português CDD Acontece (City of God Happenings) is a successful community media platform in the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. It was created in August 2011 by resident Carla Siccos and […]