Clique aqui para Português Members of the Sarapuí fishing community in the Baixada Fluminense in Greater Rio find themselves in precarious economic conditions as an eco-barrier strung across the Sarapuí River has been blocking them from […]
Clique aqui para Português Cycling activist Carlos Leandro de Oliveira, 35, says his interest in cycling began during a moment of financial struggle. “I had gone three days without receiving my salary,” he says. “I didn’t […]
Clique aqui para Português More than 50 cycling enthusiasts from the entire Rio metropolitan area came together last weekend for Casa Fluminense’s Bicicletada Metropolitana, a 3-day, 118 kilometer ride that departed Thursday morning, August 25, […]
Clique aqui para Português The Pereira da Silva favela sits between the Laranjeiras and Santa Teresa neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. Entering the community, there are small wooden signs with encouraging words–“Think about the things that make you […]
Clique aqui para Português Last Sunday, July 31 residents of Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone neighborhood Sepetiba joined together in a symbolic “hug” of the Sepetiba Bay to mobilize stewardship for the bay’s environment and community. The 40 […]