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‘Favelas Have Memory’ Exhibition Explores Social Memory of Rio’s Favelas [IMAGES]

By Rhona Mackay • March 15, 2016

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 […]

#EvictionsWatch

‘Olympic Favela’ Exhibition Shows Powerful Portraits of Olympic Evictees [IMAGES]

By Meg Healy • January 28, 2016

Clique aqui para Português A new art exhibition in Rio de Janeiro explores the effects of forced evictions in preparation for the upcoming Olympics. The project “Olympic Favela” by photographer Marc Ohrem-Leclef includes a collection of photographs and a […]

#CommunityMedia

Favelas’ Love Affair With Social Media: 2015 Roundup and Predictions for 2016

By Ruth Faulkner • January 25, 2016

Clique aqui para Português When foreign journalists visit Rio de Janeiro wishing to report on favela community news, they quickly come to find themselves relying on social media. Many are surprised at how Brazil in general and favela […]

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Brazil’s First Favela, Morro da Providência, Celebrates 118th Birthday

By Marta Ill-Raga • November 27, 2015

Clique aqui para Português On Sunday, November 22, Brazil’s first favela, the community of Morro da Providência, celebrated its 118th birthday. Though the exact day is unknown, it is popularly understood that Providência was born in November 1897. Following Brazil Black Awareness month events […]

#Rio2016

Transport Shifts in Rio: Bus Cuts Affect Disenfranchised North and West Zone Residents the Most

By Sam Salvesen • November 3, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Set with the task of hosting World Cup Games and the 2016 Olympics in the span of two years, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes has invested billions of reais in a wide range […]

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