Last month in Providência Favela Não Se Cala organized a gathering of over fifty people that included residents of favelas from across the city, public defenders, law students, activists and social workers. Photographers and videographers flitted […]
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 […]
It was 1 am and after hours of parading from other schools, it was finally our turn. The music began and we started dancing and singing. “If you don’t know the words, just move your […]
Research funded by the IOC plans to follow promises made by the Rio 2016 Olympic Committee One of the major social legacy promises found in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games Candidature […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 of a three-part series on the History of Favela Upgrades in Rio. Click for Part 1 and Part 3. Walk into a favela in Rio today and you may see railings and […]