For the original by Marsílea Gombata in Portuguese, published in Carta Capital, click here. As Rio citizens vote Sunday, militias act discreetly and go back to supporting candidates rather than running for office themselves. Aside from the R$48 […]
A 17-year-old student was shot dead in Complexo do Alemão on Saturday September 27. According to witnesses, Marcos Heleno was shot by police and was left to agonize on the sidewalk until the ambulance arrived […]
Clique aqui para Português Vale Encantado, a favela in the heart of the Tijuca forest, part of the largest urban forest system in the world in the middle of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, was […]
The mothers of victims of violence in favelas called for justice in a powerful protest in Manguinhos Saturday September 13. Holding up photos of the young men killed by the Military Police, around 50 protesters marched […]
Clique aqui para Português Bairro Carioca, one of Rio de Janeiro’s flagship Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV, or My House My Life) housing projects, is frequently referenced by local officials as exemplifying transit-oriented and highly affordable public […]