Clique aqui para Português Time goes by, and those in Rio de Janeiro’s government continue to insist upon announcing grand schemes for the favelas. This time it’s a “grand boulevard” in the South Zone favela […]
Clique aqui para Português Let’s start this story a week before the Rio 2016 Olympics. July 27, 2016: Tokyo-based anti-Olympics activist Misako Ichimura arrives in the Cidade Maravilhosa. Her 14-day visit is packed with the […]
Clique aqui para Português Here on RioOnWatch, we often report on community-based solutions to housing and urban development in Rio. With this focus in mind, on occasion, we may publish articles such as this one, […]
Clique aqui para Português Prior to 2010, residents of centrally-located Metrô-Mangueira in Rio’s inner North Zone were approached by government workers—allegedly to sign up those in need for Bolsa Família, a government conditional cash transfer […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, June 26, housing rights activists and community leaders flooded the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (ALERJ) for a public hearing on affordable housing in the state of Rio […]