Clique aqui para Português The rise in Haitian immigration to Brazil has been hitting the headlines. According to figures from the Ministry of Work and Employment published by BBC Brasil, the number of Haitian workers in […]
Clique aqui para Português As Rio de Janeiro prepares for the Olympic Games in just over a year’s time, a trend is emerging with community activists being elected to head Neighborhood Associations in a number of […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original in Portuguese by Miriane Peregrino, published in Agência de Notícias das Favelas, click here. And click here for Part I. Vidigal: Which conflicts can be mediated? The road to the top […]
Clique aqui para Português The Chapa Amarela campaign ticket won the Neighborhood Association elections on April 26 in the community of Babilônia, in Rio’s South Zone, with 394 votes. A total of 754 residents voted, choosing between […]
Victims of the City government’s broken promises of housing in Complexo do Alemão spoke out at an event held in the community by Rio de Janeiro’s Public Defender’s Office on Saturday May 23. The Public Defender’s Office exists […]