Clique aqui para Português Horto is a favela community in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro that has existed for over 200 years. The community, which was founded by former Botanical Gardens workers who […]
Clique aqui para Português On November 7, the Military Police arrived at the Horto community in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro at around 6am to evict Marcelo de Souza and his […]
Clique aqui para Português As part of the release of The Resistance Against the Removal of Favelas in Rio de Janeiro, a book organized by Alexandre Mendes and Giuseppe Cocco, the Rio de Janeiro Public […]
Clique aqui para Português Residents of the lush and peaceful Horto favela in the South Zone neighborhood of Jardim Botânico are organizing resistance efforts in response to a decision by the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) authorizing […]
Clique aqui para Português Following a local debate in Maré on September 15, Rio’s mayoral candidates attended a debate with favela residents from across the city on September 18 at the historic Samba Museum in Mangueira. […]