Clique aqui para Português Initiative: Pedala Queimados (“Cycle Queimados”) Contact: Facebook | Instagram | Email Year Founded: 2016 Community: Queimados (Baixada Fluminense) Mission: To stimulate the use of cycling as a means of transportation, democratize land […]
Clique aqui para Português Landslides and flooding as a result of heavy rains are nothing new, especially for Rio de Janeiro. But over the past years, the situation has gotten visibly worse. While increasing climate […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, July 10, community residents and representatives from local organizations gathered in the Complexo da Maré favelas in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone to recognize the two-year anniversary of the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Mariana Assis published by Voz das Comunidades click here. I’ve always been fascinated by words. Very much because of this, I made them my […]
Clique aqui para Português Check out the complete series of community media profiles here. For over ten years, community news site FavelaDaRocinha.com has been an important source of local reporting on favela culture, events, and innovative social projects […]