Clique aqui para Português Last Tuesday afternoon, July 23, friends and family members of writer and cultural producer Ecio Salles (1969-2019) gathered at the Park Library, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to pay homage to […]
Clique aqui para Português The favelas that make up Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, are home to 140,000 inhabitants and many stories to tell. The favelas’ origins date back to the foundation of […]
Clique aqui para Português One week ago, on May 26, approximately 2,000 people participated in the “Stop Killing Us!” protest in front of Post 8 at Ipanema’s beachfront, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Community-based […]
Clique aqui para Português One month ago, record rainfall devastated Rio de Janeiro. The torrential downpour lasted through the night of April 8 and continued into the following day, flooding houses and triggering fatal landslides […]
Clique aqui para Português On Friday, April 26, a demonstrative crowd of community organizers, favela residents, academics, and activists gathered to denounce and protest City authorities’ alleged negligence during the deadly floods that took place […]