Civil Society
Rocinha Says No to Cable Car
For the original in Portuguese on Canal iBase click here. A heated debate took place at the Engineering Club last Friday July 19 over the Rio state government’s attempt to install a cable car in […]
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Could Pope Francis’ Visit (Finally) Trigger Sanitation Improvements in Manguinhos?
Clique aqui para Português For the community of Varginha in Complexo de Manguinhos, a complex of favelas in Rio’s North Zone, the imminent visit of Pope Francis this week is a great honor. Pope Francis is […]
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Vidigal Resists Real Estate Appreciation
For the original by Aramis Assis in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. The hyper-appreciation of real estate values that has taken hold of Rio de Janeiro’s major neighborhoods has now reached the pacified favelas, and, […]
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Rocinha and Vidigal Unite in Protest
On Tuesday evening, June 25th, in a climate of ongoing demonstrations across Rio de Janeiro–where both incidents of police brutality and acts of vandalism have been widely reported–the murmur among some residents of Rio’s elite […]
Civil Society
Rocinha Residents Unite Against Cable Car
For the original by Sarah Monteiro in Portuguese in Jornal Extra click here. Basic sanitation, garbage collection, education and health are considered the basics for survival in any place. In Rocinha, however, residents say these are […]