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Promises for Technology Education in Maré are Forgotten by City Hall

By Thaís Cavalcante • Translation by Emma Platais • June 29, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Many projects were promised when the City and State of Rio de Janeiro turned their attention to social program planning in Complexo da Maré. The authorities began to consider investing in social programs […]

Favelas Are Heaven and Hell for Cyclists

By Mariana Alvim • Translation by Amanda Bradshaw • September 16, 2013

For the original by Mariana Alvim in Portuguese on Viva Favela click here. Fewer motorized vehicles, proximity to points of interest, and a sense of community: these are some of the features that would make favelas good […]

Santa Margarida: A West Zone Community

By Emma Platais • June 10, 2012

The neighborhood of Santa Margarida, in the West Zone of Rio, is home to 5,000, many of whom depend on bicycles for local transit and who pitch in to clean up the neighborhood. The Vice […]