Clique aqui para Português Launched in 2009 in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games, Porto Maravilha (Marvelous Port) is the largest urban redevelopment program in recent decades in Rio de Janeiro. Described as an […]
This article is part of a series of profiles of initiatives in Rio’s Sustainable Favela Network. Initiative: Impacto das Cores (“Impact of Colors”) Contact: Instagram| Facebook | Email Year Founded: 2016 Community: Morro da Providência Mission: To […]
Clique aqui para Português The World Social Forum (WSF) is a civil society initiative founded in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2001 as an alternative space to the World Economic Forum, in which global economic elites […]
Clique aqui para Português Recently, a new edition of the unique tour style, Rolé dos Favelados (Stroll of the Favelados), took place, this one questioning the Port Revitalization which happened before the 2016 Olympics. The idea behind […]
Clique aqui para Português A year after the Olympics, Rio’s Port Zone reels from the ongoing Marvelous Port urban renewal project that began in preparation for the Games. The project, officially costing R$8 billion (US$2.53 billion), […]