Clique aqui para Português Nestled high up on Alvorada hill, right below a portion of Complexo do Alemão’s photogenic but controversial cable car, Barraco #55 is a community-oriented center for arts and research. As well as […]
On Tuesday, April 15, a forum focused on water and sanitation was hosted in Morro da Providência with six panelists consisting of community members, technical experts, and NGO representatives discussing the challenges of improving water access […]
For the original by Demerson Couto in Portuguese for Viva Favela click here. Vila Capão, one of the communities in Complexo do Alemão, could also be called “Villa of the Forgotten.” Around Capão, works debris from […]
Clique aqui para Português Collectives and individuals; community groups, NGOs, alternative media, activists, young people, children and adults; residents of Complexo de Alemão, other favelas and the formal city all gathered in the Praça do […]
For the original by Cláudia Freitas in Portuguese in Jornal do Brasil click here. According to data by Fiocruz, hypertension, stroke, depression, and even suicide were reported. Removals occurring in communities such as Complexo do Alemão […]