For the original by Daniel Fonsêca in Portuguese on Carta Capital’s Intervozes blog click here. Stereotyped representations, violation of communication rights and the need to increase the number of voices and subjects addressed by the […]
Clique aqui para Português At a time when the world’s eyes are turning to Brazil, and in particular Rio de Janeiro, security concerns could not be more pressing. As northeastern World Cup host city Recife […]
The 2nd International Mega Events and Cities conference, less than two months before the World Cup 2014, took place in the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s busy downtown on April 27 to 30. The conference welcomed […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, April 22, a young man was found dead inside a day care center in Pavão-Pavãozinho, South Zone of Rio, allegedly killed by local Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers. His body, […]
An increase of violence in Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo over recent months–neighboring favelas located above the beachside neighborhoods of Ipanema and Copacabana in Rio’s South Zone–combined with the high profile death of a widely known and loved young man this […]