For original article by Marsílea Gombata in Portuguese in Carta Capital click here. It could be New Year’s Eve in Búzios: young people, well dressed, girls in skimpy clothing and jewellery who love to be tanned […]
Over sixty favela residents, public defenders, nonprofit workers, and observers filled the chapel at the top of Laboriaux Street in Rocinha on Sunday for a three-hour meeting organized by residents of various North and South […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Ciro Barros in Portuguese published in Pública click here. “They don’t destroy just the house. They destroy that person’s entire life, their plans, and projects,” states Elisângela […]
Clique aqui para Português Since October 2009 when Rio was selected to host the 2016 Olympics, more than 8,000 people have been evicted from their homes. Tens of thousands more are expected. Forced eviction should not […]
Clique aqui para Português In front of Rio’s Museum of Modern Art, at the heart of the Rio+20 People’s Summit, community leaders gathered on Saturday morning to create a collective narrative of the favela today. […]