Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Mariá Martín in Portuguese published by El País click here. Rio de Janeiro buries one police officer every other day. A report shows lack of training, corruption and precarious […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Rafael Soares in Portuguese published by Extra click here. When he arrived in Complexo do Alemão in the North Zone of Rio, in the late 1980s, the retired master […]
Clique aqui para Português Edward Saïd’s theory of Orientalism offers a useful reference for considering the attitudes of wealthy Brazilians towards favela residents, as well as perhaps the perceptions of non-Brazilians towards Brazilians in general. […]
Clique aqui para Português The seeds for the Favela da Paz Institute were planted 27 years ago when Claudio Miranda began playing samba with his friends in São Paulo favela Jardim Ângela. They made their […]
Clique aqui para Português Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are recognized by foreigners and Brazilians alike for an array of unique and often contradicting qualities: highly visible on Rio’s urban landscape, they serve as emblematic reminders […]