Clique aqui para Português This is the fourth article in a five-part series on community museums and resistance in Rio’s favelas in honor of Brazil’s 16th Annual Museum Week (May 16-20, 2018). “The aim is to uncover and exhibit […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday, April 12, 2018, both the Residents’ Commission and Residents’ Association of Indiana came together to hold their Second Annual Forum in the auditorium of the São Joaquim Foundation, in Rio […]
Clique aqui para Português In a big win for Rio das Pedras favela residents, Rio’s municipal electric utility, Light, has been ordered to remove its most recent model of electric meters across the city. With residents […]
Clique aqui para Português The last year, 2017, brought immense pressure to the West Zone favela of Rio das Pedras as Mayor Crivella’s Strategic Plan marked it for a verticalization project to replace existing homes […]
Clique aqui para Português The Botanical Gardens in Rio de Janeiro has threatened to remove the community of Horto, the same community that has been taking care of the “most conserved area” of the Tijuca Forest […]