For the original in Portuguese in O Dia click here. Uproar as the first repossessions commence in the area disputed by 621 families. Rio–The Brazilian Federal Government may reconsider the issue of occupation in the Jardim Botânico […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday morning, December 3rd, the Municipal Legislative Chamber filled with approximately one hundred people–favela residents, public defenders, professors, and human rights advocates–eager to participate in the public hearing on “Removals […]
This post is a contribution to Blog Action Day 2013 in which bloggers around the world reflect on this year’s theme, Human Rights. Yesterday, Tuesday October 15, an estimated 20,000 people took to the streets in solidarity […]
For the original by Artur Voltolini in Portuguese for Observatório de Favelas click here. The Manuel Congo Occupation was the stage last Friday September 27 for the “Public Hearing: Evictions for Large Projects in the City […]
For the original in Portuguese on Pela Moradia click here. Families occupy the steps of the Finance Ministry building in downtown Rio. Approximately 50 people, residents of the Horto and Vila Autódromo communities, along with the […]