Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, June 30, the third edition of the Maré Cheia Slam poetry battle took place at the Parque União Skate Park in the Complexo da Maré favelas, in Rio’s North Zone. […]
Initiative: Entre o Céu e a Favela (“Between the Sky and the Favela”) Contact: Instagram | Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2012 Community: Morro da Providência (Port Region) Mission: Bring together, disseminate, and value local cultural production […]
Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Horta Inteligente (“Intelligent Garden”) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 2015 Community: Morro da Providência, Central Rio Mission: To collectively create new ways of inhabiting and relating to the […]
Clique aqui para Português While the failure of the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) model had already been signaled years ago by residents, researchers, civil society organizations, and Rio’s violence and mortality rates, only in 2018 did […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, September 27, the Federal Public Defender’s Office hosted an important public hearing to address the situation of favelas located on federal land that are facing eviction or threats of eviction. Representatives […]