The following is an op-ed by Tetsuo Ogawa, a Tokyo homeless resident and housing activist. Cross-published in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based platform KNOCK, Ogawa’s firsthand account of ongoing removals provides a close look at the […]
On December 14, a group of 30 residents from the favela of Rocinha, located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, met at the local Parish of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem. Most were worried. Many […]
Clique aqui para Português The Rio de Janeiro State government recently announced a new massive upgrading project for Rocinha, Rio’s largest single favela, located in the South Zone. The program, called Comunidade Cidade (Community City) was […]
Clique Aqui para Português This is the first installment in a two-part article monitoring the actions of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel since taking office, focusing on public security, governance, and social and economic […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Gabriela Goulart, Luiz Ernesto Magalhães, and Selma Schmidt published by O Globo click here. The server will be monitored. The warning is from Rio de Janeiro […]