Clique aqui para Português “The favela is not just a place,” explains Ricardo Rodrigues of Cerro Corá, in Rio’s South Zone. “It is an idea–of deconstructing life, of resilience, of understanding oneself as part of […]
Clique aqui para Português Defining a favela is a difficult task. Residents and researchers have identified the many differences that exist both between and within favelas to make us break away from generalizations and common […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Xico Sá published by El País click here. “You’ll have to forgive me, I am ‘unlearned,’ but now I have come to like to […]
Clique aqui para Português In recent weeks, Rio de Janeiro has offered clear proof that it never abandoned its divided city project. And the news underscores that. A city that removes, divides, and exacerbates the vulnerablity […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Geovani Martins published in Folha de São Paulo click here. RioOnWatch Editor’s note: On Sunday, September 17, shootouts between drug traffickers broke out in Rocinha, […]