Clique aqui para Português On June 15, in downtown Rio, the Cinelândia square hosted a discussion titled ‘State Violence and Legacies of 2013‘ in front of Rio de Janeiro’s City Council building. The event was organized by […]
Clique aqui para Português The Complexo da Maré favelas mourn the death of 14-year-old Marcos Vinicius da Silva this week, as a violent police operation Wednesday morning sent residents, including teachers and students, ducking for […]
Clique aqui para Português Three months after the assassination of human rights defender and city councillor Marielle Franco, Amnesty International held a protest yesterday, June 13, in front of the Rio de Janeiro’s Prosecutor’s Office. The […]
Clique aqui para Português Thursday, May 24 was a breakthrough day for the Popular Council and its fight for housing rights in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Not only were some members present at […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday, May 18, members of the Popular Council held their second demonstration of the year outside the mayor’s headquarters at Palácio da Cidade in Botafogo. Approximately 40 demonstrators—residents and allies of […]