Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Juliana Gonçalves published by The Intercept Brasil click here. Necropolitics doesn’t just happen when Governor Wilson Witzel says to shoot people in their little […]
Clique aqui para Português One week ago, on May 26, approximately 2,000 people participated in the “Stop Killing Us!” protest in front of Post 8 at Ipanema’s beachfront, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Community-based […]
Clique aqui para Português This article is part of RioOnWatch’s #VoicesFromSocialMedia series, which compiles perspectives posted on social media by favela residents and activists about events and societal themes that arise. Torrential rains and flash floods […]
Clique aqui para Português Brazilian music was going well until the release of [funk song] “Só Surubinha de Leve”—translated as “Just a Little Orgy.” The song has generated controversy and a ton of hypocrisy. Many […]
Clique aqui para Português Favela Tem Memória (Favelas Have Memory) is an exhibition by the NGO Viva Rio that explores the history of 12 favelas situated along Rio’s metro lines. The exhibition opened on February 29, at the Pavuna metro […]