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 On Wednesday, April 17, the Cities–Urban Research Nucleus at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), publishing house Appris, and researcher Alexandre Magalhães organized a panel debate to discuss “What […]
Clique aqui para Português The community of Vila Autódromo is organizing a cultural occupation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station located next to the community next Saturday, February 9. The occupation aims to highlight […]
Clique aqui para Português Earlier this year, the Rio de Janeiro City Council passed Law 6.334/2018 prohibiting the installation of public utility Light’s new model of electric meters, also retroactively requiring the company to remove all models […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, November 13, national, state, and municipal forces undertook the first forced eviction in Rio de Janeiro since the pre-Olympic Games era—when Mayor Eduardo Paes oversaw the removal of tens […]