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[ April 24, 2024 ] The Historical Public Security Debate in Rio de Janeiro: Hunted Humans Vs. Security of Rights [OPINION] Opinion
[ April 22, 2024 ] Socio-Environmental Disasters in the Guandu Environmental Protection Area Alter the Lives of Fishermen in Greater Rio de Janeiro by Community Contributors
[ April 20, 2024 ] Militia Control Over Internet in the Divided City: The Tragic Situation of Workers Who Depend on the Internet in Rio de Janeiro’s Peripheries #UPPWatch
[ April 18, 2024 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Militias and State Power, Part 2: Specialists Describe Their History and Expansion Over Time Policies
[ April 17, 2024 ] Rio de Janeiro’s Militias and State Power, Part 1: The Alarming and Little Reported Underbelly of Rio’s Elections *Highlight

The ABCs of Rio’s Municipal Elections

By Anna Kaiser • October 1, 2012

With elections approaching in Rio de Janeiro, political campaigns have a presence on every street corner, television, and billboard. But the complicated political system in Rio, and some of the implications of this system, go […]

Lessons from the Pan-American Games

By Zoë Roller • July 26, 2011

The Pan-American Games, held in Rio de Janeiro in 2007, set several precedents for the mega-events that will be hosted by the city in the next half dozen years. Hosting the Games established Rio as […]