Clique aqui para Português The following letter, sent December 30, 2019 by civil society organizations in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the expansion of solar energy in low-income communities in the city, is a response […]
Clique aqui para Português While the failure of the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) model had already been signaled years ago by residents, researchers, civil society organizations, and Rio’s violence and mortality rates, only in 2018 did […]
Clique aqui para Português Despite Rio de Janeiro’s original and oldest favela just celebrating its 120th anniversary last month, it was not until fifty years later, in 1947, that the city’s favelas began to be included […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, October 29, the favela-based theater group Cia Marginal launched yet another season of its critically acclaimed and award winning production Eles Não Usam Tênis Naique (They Don’t Wear Nike Sneakers) at […]
Clique aqui para Português Wednesday marked the launch of the publication of urban mapping done by more than 30 women in the Caju and Manguinhos favelas in Rio’s North Zone with guidance from well-respected historic NGO FASE, the […]