Clique aqui para Português The following excerpts come from Favela Stories, a blog and Facebook page by Sascha Bercovitch* that tells the stories of residents in Complexo da Maré, one of Rio’s largest favela complexes, located in the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Carolina Callegari in Portuguese published in O Globo click here. In December 1964, the project that included the creation of a new neighborhood in the West Zone between […]
Clique aqui para Português From March 1 to 12, Complexo do Alemão media collective GatoMÍDIA hosted an intensive media and technology residency to empower favela youth to make their own culture and “build hacks for the future.” […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the final article in a three-part series on the Imagens do Povo photography collective. “I think we’re living this great conflict: one story or many stories; maintaining the status quo or bringing […]
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 […]