Clique aqui para Português Vila Olímpica Carlos Castilho in Complexo do Alemão was quite empty as the Meeting Between Favelas and Gubernatorial Candidates in Rio, organized by the Favelas News Agency (ANF), began on Saturday, September 15. The low […]
Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Sustainable Brazil ECCO Point (ECCO Ponto Brasil Sustentável) Contact: Facebook | Website | Email Year Founded: 1999 Community: Headquarters in Honório Gurgel, North Zone, with activities in neighborhoods around metropolitan Rio Mission: To contribute […]
Clique aqui para Português From June 7-10, 2018, Rio de Janeiro played host to Virada Sustentável (Sustainable Turn), a festival organized across various Brazilian cities by a movement of people, groups, and public and private institutions […]
Clique aqui para Português On May 25, Rio de Janeiro municipality’s urban planning and research institute, the Pereira Passos Institute (IPP), presented its city-wide information sharing platform, Rede Comunitária Integrada (Integrated Community Network, or RCI) to an […]
Clique aqui para Português In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, enterprising residents with their own businesses respond to their neighbors’ needs. In the favela complex of Maré alone, there are over 140,000 residents spread across 17 favelas. Each […]