Pasmado is a new play exploring residents’ experiences of the forced eviction of the Pasmado favela, formerly located in the Rio de Janeiro South Zone neighborhood of Botafogo, during the 1960s. The play was written by […]
Clique aqui para Português On the centenary of the demolition of Morro do Castelo, we recover the memory of this extraordinary and often forgotten geography essential to the history of Rio de Janeiro. Equipped with […]
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Anielle Franco, born and raised in the Maré Complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, was welcomed as Brazil’s first Minister of Racial Equality. […]
Clique aqui para Português On Saturday November 16, the Providência Gallery Project—founded in 2017 and located in the Leonel de Moura Brizola Popular Market—organized a breakfast to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Brazil’s first favela, […]
Clique aqui para Português On October 14, 2022, youth from the Almirante Tamandaré State School got together to hear from older residents who fought against evictions in the favela of Vidigal during the military dictatorship […]